atw: Re: Tips: hyperlink file paths break after file save, ...
- From: Jasmine Andrews <jasminethetrainer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:36:12 +1000
Terry, a million thanks for your post. This very problem with links
breaking when saved has been frustrating me for weeks.
On 6/26/09, tpdhome@xxxxxxxxxx <tpdhome@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Gedday all,
>
> I've just had a query about absolute file path hyperlinks (i.e. those
> mapped to the server, not a mapped drive) in MSWord (~2003) that are
> inserted using Insert>Hyperlink, and pasting a file path into Address
> field. Details include that the 'Existing file or web page' icon is
> highlighted as the 'Link to' option.
>
> The hyperlink works after the link is saved, but breaks when the
> document is saved. The lead part of the link gets replaced with a few
> dots.
>
> Here is the remedy:
>
> ... after you click Save, Word may change the link to a path that is
> relative to the Word document’s location, a virtual path that begins
> with …/
>
> To prevent Word from changing your hyperlinks, take the following steps:
>
> 1. Click Tools | Options (in Word 2007, Office Button | Word Options).
>
> 2. On the General tab, click the Web Options button (in Word 2007,
> this button is at the very bottom of the Advanced section of Word
> Options).
>
> 3. In the Web Options window, click the Files tab.
>
> 4. Clear the check box for “Update links on save.”
>
> 5. Click OK to save your preferences.
>
> [May also need to turn off "Update auto links at open" on the General
> tab at step 2.]
>
> BTW, yesterday I had cause to search the archives looking for a tip I
> knew had come from one of the list's gurus several years ago. I
> suspected the source to be Howard S, Micky G, or Stuart B.
>
> After not too much looking, I found the tip on how to paste the most
> recent clipboard as the 'replace' part of a search and replace, posted
> by Micky G in July 2004. Many thanks. The method... is to put ^c in
> the 'replace' field. And that explains why my efforts of using ^v
> didn't work. Fortunately, I did no damage.
>
> Cheers,
> Terry
>
>
>
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