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Why don't hyperlinks work on page with drop-down list field?
I have inserted a drop-down list form field to a document that contains
hyperlinks to other documents on our network. This document has read only access for our staff. If I unlock the document to deactivate the drop-down list, the hyperlinks work. As soon as the document is locked, the hyperlinks don't work. Can I format the hyperlink or field differently? Is it a question of security? Your help is appreciated. |
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/HLinksInForms.htm
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "daisystich48" wrote in message ... I have inserted a drop-down list form field to a document that contains hyperlinks to other documents on our network. This document has read only access for our staff. If I unlock the document to deactivate the drop-down list, the hyperlinks work. As soon as the document is locked, the hyperlinks don't work. Can I format the hyperlink or field differently? Is it a question of security? Your help is appreciated. |
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On Tue, 31 May 2005 16:05:54 -0700, daisystich48
wrote: I have inserted a drop-down list form field to a document that contains hyperlinks to other documents on our network. This document has read only access for our staff. If I unlock the document to deactivate the drop-down list, the hyperlinks work. As soon as the document is locked, the hyperlinks don't work. Can I format the hyperlink or field differently? Is it a question of security? Your help is appreciated. The problem is that when a document is protected for forms, clicking anywhere except in a form field doesn't register as a click. That means the hyperlink never gets activated. There is a workaround, although it's fairly complicated to set up. See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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Thank you for your response. As luck would have it, today I searched the
message boards for Office 200 and found a much easier answer from a contributor. You might want to try it. Unprotect the document, then insert section breaks to segregate the hyperlinks from the drop-down menu. Then using the tools menu, protect document, select forms, then choose which sections to not to protect by uncecking the box next to the appropriate section. In this way you can keep the hyperlinks unprotected; they will then work. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Tue, 31 May 2005 16:05:54 -0700, daisystich48 wrote: I have inserted a drop-down list form field to a document that contains hyperlinks to other documents on our network. This document has read only access for our staff. If I unlock the document to deactivate the drop-down list, the hyperlinks work. As soon as the document is locked, the hyperlinks don't work. Can I format the hyperlink or field differently? Is it a question of security? Your help is appreciated. The problem is that when a document is protected for forms, clicking anywhere except in a form field doesn't register as a click. That means the hyperlink never gets activated. There is a workaround, although it's fairly complicated to set up. See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nksInForms.htm -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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