Microsoft KB Archive/137672

WD6X: “Not a Valid Link” Error Updating MacWord 5.x Links

PSS ID Number: Q137672 Article last modified on 11-25-1998

MACINTOSH:6.x

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.x == 

= SYMPTOMS =

In Microsoft Word 6.0 for the Macintosh, when you open a Word for the Macintosh version 5.x document that contains a link to another document, you may receive the following error message:

Error! Not a valid link.

= CAUSE =

The document you opened contains a link to an untitled document that had not been saved before you created the link in Word 5.x. To determine whether the link is untitled, open the document in Word 5.x, select the object, and then point to Link Options on the Edit menu.

= RESOLUTION =

To avoid this problem in the future, save the Word 5.x source document before you create the link.

To correct the problem when you open a Word 5.x document in Word 6.0, follow these steps:


 * 1) On the Edit menu, click Links.
 * 2) Select the link.
 * 3) Click Change Source.
 * 4) Select the source file and then click Open.
 * 5) Click Update Now.
 * 6) Click Close.

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