DOCUMENT:Q155982 14-NOV-2000 [word97] TITLE :WD97: Hyperlink Style Format Is Not Retained After Merge PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbualink97 kbfield ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you merge a main document and a data document that contains a field formatted with the Hyperlink style, the text that appears in the merged document fails to appear in the Hyperlink style. This behavior does not affect the functionality of the hyperlink field, which is retained after the merge. NOTE: By default, the Hyperlink style uses a blue underlined font. CAUSE ===== By design, you can format a merge field in the main document; however, Word overrides formatting applied to fields in the data document with formatting applied to the fields in the main document. WORKAROUND ========== To work around this behavior, select the field in the main document, including the braces or chevron characters (<< >>), and then apply the Hyperlink style to the field. When you merge to a new document, the hyperlink text will appear in the Hyperlink style. MORE INFORMATION ================ Word 97 automatically creates hyperlink fields when you type a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that is followed by a space. Word formats these fields with the Hyperlink style. For additional information about how to create hyperlinks in Word 97, open the Word Help Topics Index, and view the "Hyperlink, Creating" topic. Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97 print merge merging merges hypertext url uniform resource locator winword ====================================================================== Keywords : kbualink97 kbfield Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 Version : WINDOWS:97 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.