Q168732: WD97: Clicking UNC Hyperlink to HTML File Starts Web Browser

Article: Q168732
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbother kbtool word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you click a universal naming convention (UNC) HTML hyperlink in a Word
document, the linked file is opened in your Web Browser instead of in Word. For
example, if you click the following UNC link in a Word document

  \\MyMachine\MyShare\MyFile.html

the MyFile.html file is opened in a Web browser.

CAUSE
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The file containing the UNC hyperlink is in Word document format.

WORKAROUND
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To use Word to browse an HTML hyperlink, the document containing the hyperlink
must be saved in HTML format.

To save a Word document in HTML format, use the following steps:

1. Open the document containing the HTML hyperlinks.

2. On the File menu, click Save As HTML.

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 8.0

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Keywords          : kbother kbtool word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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