Thanks. You just explained a different posting I have named Relative
Hyperlinks where I move a folder of folders of files from the LAN to my C
drive and expected the links to be resolved back to the LAN but were resolved
to my C drive. Now that I know, it has and may in the future come in useful
when I need an independent copy.

I did a bit more trial and errors. I select the links I have copied and use
the F9 Update function and it makes the links relative again. I haven't
tested Update Links on save yet.

Thanks again.

Lee

"Lee Weinreich" wrote:

If I copy just the actual relative Hyperlink in Word created using a
hyperlink base, the hyperlink is changed from a relative link to a fixed
address using the full path.

If I copy text including a relative Hyperlink, the Hyperlink retains its
relative address, i.e. ..\folder\filename.doc#bookmark or
..\..\filename.xls#'spreadsheet name'!cellreference.

Since I want references to remain relative, the change to a fixed address
represent additional work as I have to edit the hyperlink and change them or
copy additional text and delete the text. I don't remember this being a
problem prior to going to Word 2003 just recently.

Can some help me understand what I need to do to keep the address relative
when I copy just the link?