WD2000: Hyperlink to Anchor or Bookmark Goes to Top of Document

• Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

In Internet Explorer 5, when you open a Word document containing either a hyperlink or a cross-reference to a bookmark in the same or a different document (page), Word opens the document and goes to the top of the first page.

NOTE: Word does not jump to the specific bookmark contained in the document.

WORKAROUND

Save the Word document from Internet Explorer and then open the file in Microsoft Word.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about hyperlinks, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type "Tell me more about hyperlinks" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999