Microsoft KB Archive/212278

= WD2000: Hyperlink Style Format Is Not Retained After Merge =

Article ID: 212278

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212278





SYMPTOMS
When you merge a main document and a data document that contains a field formatted with the Hyperlink style, the text that appears in the merged document fails to appear in the Hyperlink style. This behavior does not affect the functionality of the hyperlink field, which is retained after the merge.

NOTE: By default, the Hyperlink style uses a blue underlined font.



CAUSE
By design, you can format a merge field in the main document; however, Word overrides formatting applied to fields in the data document, replacing this formatting with the formatting that is applied to the fields in the main document.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, select the field in the main document, including the braces or chevron characters (<< >>), and then apply the Hyperlink style to the field. When you merge to a new document, the hyperlink text appears in the Hyperlink style.



MORE INFORMATION
Word 2000 automatically creates hyperlink fields when you type a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that is followed by a space. Word formats these fields with the Hyperlink style.

For more information about how to create hyperlinks in Word 2000, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type create hyperlinks in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Additional query words: word2000 print merge merging merges hypertext url uniform resource locator winword

Keywords: kbprb kbfield KB212278

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