WD97: Clicking Hyperlink to View Web Page Closes Document

ID: Q186140

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you click a hyperlink to view a Web page in a browser, the document in Word closes.

NOTE: To return to the document containing the hyperlink, click the Back button in your browser.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior occurs when you click a hyperlink to a Web page in a saved Word document. In contrast, if you click a hyperlink to a Web page in an unsaved Word document, Word does not close the document.

For additional information about hyperlinks, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q159940
   TITLE     : WD97: General Information About Hyperlinks

Additional query words: 8.0
Keywords          : kbdta kbhtml word97 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999