WD98: Format Changed If Hyperlink Spans Several Paragraphs (180511)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q180511

SYMPTOMS

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

CAUSE

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

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 you combine hyperlinks with bullets or numbering. Word, when dealing with the files as a Word document, will be able to apply bullets or numbering 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 will look like this: 
 1. Item A
 Item B
 Item C
Note that it is considered to be a single numbered item rather than 3 separate items.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/4/2002
Keywords:kbbug kbhtml KB180511
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