WD: Hyperlinks Lost When Link Dragged from Word to Excel

 Last reviewed: February 18, 1998
Article ID: Q178325
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you drag a hyperlink from a Word document to a Microsoft Excel workbook, the hyperlink is lost.

CAUSE

By design, Word uses Rich Text Format (RTF) when you drag or copy text. Because Excel does not accept RTF-formatted text, the hyperlinks are lost and you see only the text.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the Copy Hyperlink command to copy the Hyperlink from Word, and then in Excel, use the Paste Hyperlink command. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. In Word, right-click the Hyperlink.

  2. On the shortcut menu, point to Hyperlink, and then click Copy Hyperlink.

  3. In Excel, click the cell where you want to paste the hyperlink.

  4. On the Edit menu, click Paste Hyperlink.

Additional query words: OFF98
Keywords : word8 word97 kbwdinternet macword98
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : kbwontfix kbworkaround

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Last reviewed: February 18, 1998
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