Microsoft KB Archive/184140

= WD98: Word Creates Hyperlink If @ Symbol Appears Inside Quotation Marks =

Article ID: 184140

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q184140





SYMPTOMS
Word creates a hyperlink if you enclose text that contains the at (@) symbol in quotation marks. This behavior occurs when you type a character after typing the closing quotation mark.



CAUSE
This problem appears because the AutoCorrect feature sees this as a URL (Universal Resource Locator). It removes the quotation marks and converts the text string inside the quotation marks to a hyperlink.



WORKAROUND
Immediately after the text is converted to a hyperlink, press BACKSPACE, press COMMAND+Z, or click Undo on the Edit menu to remove the hyperlink formatting and retain the original format.

You can also prevent Word from automatically converting the text by following these steps:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect.
 * 2) Click the "AutoFormat as you type" tab.
 * 3) Under "Replace as you type," click to clear the "Internet and network paths with hyperlinks" option.
 * 4) Click OK.



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



MORE INFORMATION
This AutoCorrect functionality allows you to automatically create hyperlinks that contain spaces and some other non-standard characters or formatting (such as two @ symbols), by enclosing them in quotation marks.

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