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Hyperlinks won't keep their addresses straight
I am using hyperlinks to take a reader to other documents [all formats, Word,
PDF, Excel etc.] I am saving ALL documents on a 1 gb thumb drive. I am using relative linking -- the main document is at the root, and I have several folders that contain the other documents I link to [ch 1 folder, ch 2 folder etc.] If I move to a different workstation with the drive, most [not all] my hyperlinks default to the C:\ drive, something like: C:\documents and settings\default user\My Documents\Chapter 1... The only thing correct in the path is the last reference -- to the chapter folder where the documents are stored. I will have hundreds of links by the time I'm finished and this is nuts having to 'update' them everytime I use a different computer. I've looked into setting the Base URL under FilePropertiesSummary, but I don't see how this would work since I am linking to multiple folders. Ultimately, I will be burning the root document and all linked documents to CD, and I want the links to WORK. Any thoughts, suggestions, revelations would be appreciated. Thank you! LacieMoon |
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Hi ?B?TGFjaWVNb29u?=,
It always helps to mention WHICH version of Word is involved in a problem. For starters, though, check the setting for "update links on save" in Tools/OPtions/General/Web options. If it's not off, this could be what's causing the problem. I am using hyperlinks to take a reader to other documents [all formats, Word, PDF, Excel etc.] I am saving ALL documents on a 1 gb thumb drive. I am using relative linking -- the main document is at the root, and I have several folders that contain the other documents I link to [ch 1 folder, ch 2 folder etc.] If I move to a different workstation with the drive, most [not all] my hyperlinks default to the C:\ drive, something like: C:\documents and settings\default user\My Documents\Chapter 1... The only thing correct in the path is the last reference -- to the chapter folder where the documents are stored. I will have hundreds of links by the time I'm finished and this is nuts having to 'update' them everytime I use a different computer. I've looked into setting the Base URL under FilePropertiesSummary, but I don't see how this would work since I am linking to multiple folders. Ultimately, I will be burning the root document and all linked documents to CD, and I want the links to WORK. Any thoughts, suggestions, revelations would be appreciated. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Cindy,
Thank you for your response, and yes, it is helpful to tell you the version of Word used. I apologize: I'm using Word XP -- I have checked the option you spoke of and it was indeed selected. But, perhaps I am confused on what I've read in the help topics, I am confused as to the function of this option. It says it updates links for the web page -- I'm not creating a web page but maybe that doesn't matter? I will give your suggestion a try and see if the document manages to keep its relative linking. Thanks for your help, "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi ?B?TGFjaWVNb29u?=, It always helps to mention WHICH version of Word is involved in a problem. For starters, though, check the setting for "update links on save" in Tools/OPtions/General/Web options. If it's not off, this could be what's causing the problem. I am using hyperlinks to take a reader to other documents [all formats, Word, PDF, Excel etc.] I am saving ALL documents on a 1 gb thumb drive. I am using relative linking -- the main document is at the root, and I have several folders that contain the other documents I link to [ch 1 folder, ch 2 folder etc.] If I move to a different workstation with the drive, most [not all] my hyperlinks default to the C:\ drive, something like: C:\documents and settings\default user\My Documents\Chapter 1... The only thing correct in the path is the last reference -- to the chapter folder where the documents are stored. I will have hundreds of links by the time I'm finished and this is nuts having to 'update' them everytime I use a different computer. I've looked into setting the Base URL under FilePropertiesSummary, but I don't see how this would work since I am linking to multiple folders. Ultimately, I will be burning the root document and all linked documents to CD, and I want the links to WORK. Any thoughts, suggestions, revelations would be appreciated. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Hi ?B?TGFjaWVNb29u?=,
But, perhaps I am confused on what I've read in the help topics, I am confused as to the function of this option. It says it updates links for the web page -- I'm not creating a web page but maybe that doesn't matter? Yes, that's what is says. But since Word 2002 it works in regular documents, as well. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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