Microsoft KB Archive/224717

= A document opens in a new window when you click a hyperlink in Word 2003, Word 2002, or Word 2000 =

Article ID: 224717

Article Last Modified on 3/23/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q224717



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word, when you click a hyperlink to another document on your hard disk, the document opens in a new window.

NOTE: This behavior occurs even when you do not include the \n switch in the hyperlink field. The \n switch causes the hyperlink to open a new window by default.



CAUSE
This functionality is based on the Single Document Interface (SDI) design, in which each document occupies its own window. This behavior is different from versions of Word prior to Word 2000, which use the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) design.

