WD97: Format Changed If Hyperlink Spans Several Paragraphs (166980)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q166980

SYMPTOMS

If you format a document so that it contains a hyperlink that includes several paragraphs, the document formatting near the hyperlink may change when the document is saved in HTML format.

CAUSE

When a single hyperlink includes several paragraphs, an Internet browser may format the information much differently than Word will.

RESOLUTION

Format the hyperlink so that it only includes a single paragraph. Create a hyperlink for each paragraph if necessary.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

The most common problem may occur when combining hyperlinks with bullets or numbering. Word, when dealing with the file as a Word document, will be able to apply bullets or number to the individual paragraphs. However, when the document is saved as HTML, the paragraphs contained within the hyperlink may be combined so that only one of them is numbered.

For example, here is how a document may look when formatted as a Word document. Note that in this example the entire text of the example is a single hyperlink: 
   1. Item a
   2. Item b
   3. Item c
When saved as HTML and viewed in a browser, the document may look like This: 
   1. Item a
   Item b
   Item c
Note that it is not considered to be a single numbered item rather than 3 separate items.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2000
Keywords:kbinterop kbusage KB166980
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