>> When I open at the document, the link doesn't work. if I view Headers and
>> Footers, the link work
>> A
>
> That is how it works.
> Great so in fact if someone send me a document that has a hyperlink in a
> footer, just by opening the document and clicking on the link, I won't get
> anywhere - I have to specifically open the document, view the footer, and
> then click on the link?
Exactly so. It's an extra 2 clicks, to double-click in the footer area so
that it is activated. You might think that's a silly way for Microsoft to
have designed it, but that's the way it works, and you're not going to get
them to change it for the sake of saving 2 clicks.

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Alex - 17 Sep 2006 22:06 GMT
LOL No - its just that I wanted to make sure I was right in my
interpretation of how it worked
thanks
A
>> Great so in fact if someone send me a document that has a hyperlink in a
>> footer, just by opening the document and clicking on the link, I won't
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> have designed it, but that's the way it works, and you're not going to get
> them to change it for the sake of saving 2 clicks.