Microsoft KB Archive/184149

= WD97: Word Creates Hyperlink When @ Is Inside Quotation Marks =

Article ID: 184149

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q184149





SYMPTOMS
A hyperlink is created in Word when text enclosed in quotation marks contains the at sign (@), and you type a character after the closing quotation mark.



CAUSE
The AutoCorrect feature is interpreting this as an irregular URL (Universal Resource Locator) and removes the quotation marks and creates a hyperlink using the text inside the quotation marks.



WORKAROUND
Immediately after the hyperlink is created, you can undo it by pressing the BACKSPACE key, by pressing CONTROL+Z, or by clicking Undo on the Edit menu. Any of these actions will remove the hyperlink and leave the text in place.

To disable the AutoCorrect feature, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect.
 * 2) On the "AutoFormat as you type" tab, under "Replace as you type," click to clear the "Internet and network paths with hyperlinks" check box.



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



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

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