Hyperlink opens new instance of Word (Word 2003)

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Hi

I want to create a hyperlink in a Word document that links to another Word document in the same folder. When the hyperlink is clicked, I want the target document to open in the same instance of Word.

I thought {HYPERLINK “screens—abatement-rules.doc” l “ABATEMENTRULESEARCH” t “_self” } would do the trick, but it opens a new instance of Word. Am I missing something here?

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Dale

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I don’t think clicking the hyperlink really starts a new instance of Word, but if “Windows in Taskbar” is ticked in the View tab of Tools | Options (this is the default setting), it will seem that way. You can check this in the Task Manager.

It does open a new window, I don’t think you can avoid that.

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Ah, silly me.

Interesting, though. Having the “Windows in Taskbar” option on reveals that Word keeps all “visited” documents open, even if you use the Back button. (For example, click a hyperlink in doc A to open doc B, then click the Back button to return to doc A.) It can get a bit messy.

Thanks for your help, Hans

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Another setting that might be of interest (but doesn’t solve Word to Word links) is found in Windows Explorer’s Tools > Folder Options > File Types. Select the DOC file extension and then click the Advanced button. You will see a check box called ‘Browse in same window’.

This has the effect of opening a Word file in Word Vs Inside a browser window when you follow a hyperlink from a web browser. I thought it would help with your problem but it appears that it doesnt.

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