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: Breaking a Document Link.
At some point in working with a document you may determine that an existing document link is no longer necessary. You can break a link between your document and another application by following these steps:
Word breaks the link between your document and the source application, but the information remains in your document.
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