Microsoft KB Archive/292964

= Address in the Subject line does not work as a link if it contains spaces in Outlook =

Article ID: 292964

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q292964



SYMPTOMS
When you add an address in the Subject line of an Outlook message, and the address contains one or more spaces, only a portion of it appears as a link. If the address is an Outlook Web link, clicking it generates the following error message:

Unable to display the selected folder or item

If the address is an Internet link, clicking it generates the following error message:

The page cannot be found



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the active hyperlink path is not the complete path.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, put angle brackets around an address that contains spaces. For example:





Additional query words: OfficeErrorMessages 10061

Keywords: kberrmsg kbnofix kbprb kbui KB292964

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