Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Pasting a Hyperlink.
A common editing task is copying information from one document and pasting it in another. By using a minor variation on pasting, you can actually cause your pasted information to appear as a hyperlink in a document. To paste information in this manner, follow these steps:
The information appears as a hyperlink in the document. If you click on it, you are taken directly to the spot in the original document from which it was copied. (In Word 2002 or Word 2003 you need to hold down the Ctrl key as you click on the hyperlink in order to follow it to the original document.)
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2016-01-14 15:58:23
Not quite what I need. I need to retain active hyperlinks in a section of a Word document that I am pasting into PowerPoint. When I copy the Word section directly into PPT, the links in the Word document become inactive. On the other hand, when I convert the icon for the Word document into a shortcut and paste the shortcut icon into PPT, the links remain active. However, the latter method requires that the presenter double-click on the shortcut icon in the slide to open the Word document. Question: How can I paste the Word document directly into the slide AND keep the hyperlinks active?
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