Cannot Link to a Specific Section in Another Document

ID: Q128500

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word, versions 1.0z, 2.0z
Microsoft Word for Windows 95 version 7.0
Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

When loading a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that specifies a bookmark or anchor as part of the URL, Internet Assistant does not position the window to the anchor. For example, when loading the following URL, Internet Assistant positions you at the top of the document instead of jumping to the Other section:

   http://www.microsoft.com/pages/deskapps/word/ia/support.htm#other

This problem does not exist when you hyperlink to bookmarks in local documents. For additional information about creating bookmarks in local documents, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q128499
   TITLE     : How to Create Hyperlinks to Bookmarks in Local Documents

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word, version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND

After loading the URL, jump to the bookmark by clicking on the desired hyperlink.

MORE INFORMATION

To link to specific sections in other documents, you must include a hash mark (#) followed by the anchor name at the end of your URL, as the following syntax demonstrates:

   protocol://servername/document_name#anchor_name

KBCategory: kbusage buglist1.0 KBSubcategory: Additional query words: 6.0a 6.0c winword iaword jump word6 ia html1.0 1.0z 2.0

Keywords          : kbwdinternet 
Version           : 1.0 1.0z 2.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998