WD2000: Hyperlink Remains When You Insert Text or a Picture over the Hyperlink (211384)

SYMPTOMS

If you select a hyperlink and then paste or insert any of the following items over the selection, Microsoft Word preserves the hyperlink, although it does not preserve the hyperlink's blue underlining:

Form Field
Field
Symbol
Date and Time
Page Number
Table of Contents
Index
Table of Authorities
Picture
Formula
File

Also, when you type over a selected hyperlink, Word preserves the hyperlink along with its blue underlining.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, do one of the following appropriate to your situation.

Remove the Hyperlink

To manually remove the hyperlink, follow these steps:

Right-click the the hyperlink.
On the shortcut menu that appears, click Remove Hyperlink.

Show the Hyperlink Underline

To retain the hyperlink and show it as a hyperlink, follow these steps:

Right-click the item that contains the hyperlink, point to Hyperlink on the shortcut menu that appears, and then click Select Hyperlink.
On the Format menu, click Style.
Under List, click All styles.
In the Styles list, click the Hyperlink style, and then click Apply.

REFERENCES

For additional information about editing hyperlinks, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

198545 WD2000: Blue Underline for Hyperlink Missing Below Object

For more information about editing text in hyperlinks, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type change the display text of a hyperlink in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For more information about editing an image that is a hyperlink, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type edit image that represents a hyperlink in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.