PPT97: Text Lost After Hyperlink when Inserting Word 7.0 Outline

ID: Q159643

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you save a Word 97 document as a Word 6.0/95 document, and the document contains a hyperlink, PowerPoint ignores the hyperlink and all text following it when you import the document as an outline.

If you save the document as a Word 97 document, PowerPoint imports it in its entirety.

RESOLUTION

Open the document in Word 97 and save it in Word 97 format. Then you can import it into PowerPoint successfully.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 97 8.00 ppt8 ppt8.0 word97 word8 word8.0 jump omitted lose delete ignore

Keywords          : kbinterop kbdta kbconversion
Version           : windows:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: November 25, 1998