Hyperlinks to internal bookmarks vs. hyperlinks to other documents

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Stoffel - 23 May 2008 16:25 GMT

I've made a Word document containing both hyperlinks to internal bookmarks
elsewhere in the document, as well as to documents elsewhere on a network
location.

I used option "hyperlink base" (File - Properties - ) because the external
links are many and I don't want other users to change all those when
receiving the document.

But doing so, the internal links to locations within the document itself
won't work anymore: by clicking the link, Word opens the "File open" dialog
box as if it wants to look up for a file instead of a internal bookmark.
Nevertheless, I set "Link to" within the "Hyperlink change" box to option
"Location within this document".

So why is Word looking up for a external *file* when I explicitly stated it
to point to an internal *bookmark within the document* itself? it appears
very illogical to me and rather a bug or so.

The only way to fix the problem so far is to leave the "Hyperlink base" blank.

Could anyone help me out here?

I've already tried the option "Cross reference" but the same problem still
remaining.

Thanks a lot!
Stoffel.

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CyberTaz - 23 May 2008 19:51 GMT

Hi Stoffel -

I'm giving you my own dummy's interpretation but I'm sure someone will be
along with something more technically accurate:-)

First, there's no real difference between an "external" hyperlink & an
"internal" hyperlink other than that the external link knows only to look
outside the file in which it's contained to find it's target. The so-called
"internal" hyperlink is educated to look outside the document & chase it's
tail back into the same one. The *real* distinction you're running into is
what's at issue when you change that Hyperlink Base setting...

Relative hyperlink v. Absolute hyperlink & the effect on their path.

However, the very fact that you have that particular setting tells me you're
using a Windows version of Word & this is a group for the Mac version. Have
a look at the following page for the appropriate WinWord group & be sure to
provide all relevant details - including version:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/FlyoutOverview.mspx

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

On 5/23/08 11:25 AM, in article
DF90D0FD-D8F3-44BA-9A5D-47417CA91531@microsoft.com, "Stoffel"

> I've made a Word document containing both hyperlinks to internal bookmarks
> elsewhere in the document, as well as to documents elsewhere on a network
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> Thanks a lot!
> Stoffel.

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Hyperlinks to internal bookmarks vs. hyperlinks to other documents