XL97: Forward and Back Buttons May Not Work with Hyperlinks

ID: Q155050

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you click a hyperlink in a Microsoft Excel workbook, the Forward and Back buttons on the Web toolbar may not jump forward or backward to the links.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if your Microsoft Excel workbook is embedded in a Microsoft Word document.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

If the embedded Microsoft Excel document is a linked embedded object, you can use both the Forward and Back toolbar buttons to go to the links when you activate the object.

REFERENCES

For more information about hyperlinks, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   hyperlinks

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "create a hyperlink (Microsoft Excel)" topic.

Additional query words: off97 www world wide web Internet

Keywords          : kbualink97
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: November 3, 1998