Microsoft KB Archive/173916

= WD97: Inserting or Pasting over Selection Retains Hyperlink =

Article ID: 173916

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 Q173916





SYMPTOMS
If you select a hyperlink and then paste or insert any of the following items over the selection, Word preserves the hyperlink, although it does not preserve the hyperlink's blue underline:
 * Form Field
 * Field
 * Symbol
 * Date & Time
 * Page Number
 * Table of Contents
 * Index
 * Table of Authorities
 * Picture (if the Float Over Text check box is cleared)
 * Formula
 * File

Also, when you type over a selected hyperlink, Word preserves the hyperlink along with its blue underline.



CAUSE
This functionality is by design. When you insert, paste, or type over a selected hyperlink, Word preserves the hyperlink.



Removing the Hyperlink
To manually remove the hyperlink, follow these steps:
 * 1) Right-click the item containing the hyperlink, point to Hyperlink on the shortcut menu, and then click Select Hyperlink.

NOTE: If Hyperlink is not on the shortcut menu, press F9 to display the hyperlink field code, and right-click the item again.
 * 1) Press CTRL+SHIFT+F9 to remove the hyperlink.

Showing the Hyperlink Underline
To retain the hyperlink and show it as a hyperlink:
 * 1) Right-click the item containing the hyperlink, point to Hyperlink on the shortcut menu, and then click Select Hyperlink.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Style.
 * 3) Under List, click to select "All Styles."
 * 4) In the Styles list, click to select the Hyperlink style, and then click Apply.



MORE INFORMATION
Word does not preserve the hyperlink when you insert any of the following items over a selected hyperlink:
 * AutoText
 * Objects
 * Any item if the Float Over Text check box is selected



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed above.

