Microsoft KB Archive/171074

= XCLN: How to Create Hyperlinks Containing Spaces =

Article ID: 171074

Article Last Modified on 2/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.5
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
 * Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q171074



SUMMARY
This article explains how to include spaces in a hyperlink or Uniform Resource Locator (URL) when composing a mail message in Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Outlook.



MORE INFORMATION
Sometimes it may be necessary to point to a Web site, file name, or other resource link (FTP, TELNET, NNTP, and so on) that contains spaces in the reference. In these situations, you can enclose the hyperlink that references these resources within the angle bracket characters. The following examples illustrate the appropriate syntax to use: 



<\\Server\Share\Working Directory> For more information about using hyperlinks in Microsoft Outlook, see the following online Help topic:

Internet protocols you can type to create hyperlinks

For more information about using hyperlinks in Microsoft Exchange, see the following online Help topic:

Inserting an Internet Shortcut

Additional query words: 8.0, 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 8.04

Keywords: kbhowto kbusage KB171074

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