Microsoft KB Archive/173674

= WD97: Blue Underline for Hyperlink Not Placed Below Object =

Article ID: 173674

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q173674





SYMPTOMS
If you select an object such as a picture and then insert a hyperlink, the blue line that normally indicates a hyperlink is not placed below the object. The hyperlink still works properly, but there is no visual indication that the object is a hyperlink.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Inline Object
If the object was inserted as an inline object, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click once to select the object.
 * 2) Press the RIGHT ARROW key to move the insertion point to the right of the object.
 * 3) Type a non-breaking space ( CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR ).
 * 4) Select the newly created space and the object (the easiest way is to hold the shift key down and press the LEFT ARROW key twice).
 * 5) On the Insert menu, click Hyperlink. Under "Link to file or URL", type the path of the hyperlink, and then click OK.

Method 2: Floating Object (Convert It to an Inline Object)
If the object was inserted as a floating object, you can convert the picture to an inline object and then insert the hyperlink as in method 1. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click once to select the object.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Picture, and then click the Position tab.
 * 3) Click to clear the Float Over Text check box, and then click OK.
 * 4) Press the RIGHT ARROW key to move the insertion point to the right of the object.
 * 5) Type a non-breaking space ( CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR ).
 * 6) Select the newly created space and the object (the easiest way is to hold the shift key down and press the LEFT ARROW key twice).
 * 7) On the Insert menu, click Hyperlink. Under "Link to file or URL", type the path of the hyperlink, and then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
To verify that a hyperlink exists for an object, move the mouse pointer over the object. The mouse pointer should change to the correct hyperlink pointer (usually a hand), and a ScreenTip for the hyperlink should be displayed.

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