If you're typing or pasting the URL into the Create Hyperlink dialog,
the problem is that the Address text box in that dialog has a
256-character limit.

Instead, just paste the URL into the body of the document and press
the spacebar or Enter key. Assuming you have checked "Internet and
network paths with hyperlinks" in the Tools AutoCorrect Options
AutoFormat As You Type dialog, the autoformat will change the URL into
a hyperlink. After that, if you need to change something, you can
right-click the link and choose Edit Hyperlink and the dialog will
maintain the full URL.

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On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:18:06 -0800, mohill
wrote:

No spaces. What's really strange is that I've found I can assign the long
hyperlink to an image, but not text. I've even gone as far as trying to
hand-type the link and at a certain point it won't let me type anymore
characters.

"Anne Troy" wrote:

Word doesn't seem to have a problem with up to 800 characters during my
test. Likely, you've got spaces in your hyperlink, which aren't desirable
anyway, and which must be written as %20.
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Hope it helps!
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

"mohill" wrote in message
...
I am trying to add a hyperlink to my Word document that is very long (500+
characters). The link won't work because Word cuts off the URL. Is there
a
limit to the number of characters that Word will accept for a hyperlink?