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syphon
Dec 03, 2023Copper Contributor
msword - bulk hyperlink relinking within document
Overview:
I'm trying to relink in bulk hyperlinks within the document when they are moved around.
Example:
- ON Page 1, I typed the text "Link1"
- ON Page 2, I typed the text "Text1", formatted this text with the header 2 style
- ON PAGE 1, I hyperlinked the text "Link1" > to This document then to "Text1"
- now when I click "Link1" and as expected it went to the page where "Text1" was located.
Issue:
- Now if I move. "Text1" to page 3. Then went back to "Link1" and clicked it. It doesn't go to page 3 and Text1.
Sure I repeat step 3 and relink it to the text1 residing on page 3 but
- if I have a bunch of links and a bunch of pages to do this repeatedly and test every link is too tedious.
- Also, moving content around can break links to the other links.
- I'd prefer not to use bookmarks because then I have to manage bookmark variables
Troubleshooting.
- I selected all and right-click and update field didn't work.
Question:
- Is there a way in word to do this? I'd hope so since it seems like a critical feature. (using macos (preferred) but if need be windows version can be used, also have access to office 365)
- syphonCopper ContributorUsing the Header style links or the bookmark links when attempt to move the target content around, there doesn't seem to be a way to relink that target content to the text link. seems like a pretty standard practice to move content around and seems strange that you have to manually check all links. Has to a way I'm not seeing. Any help would be appreciated or another way to achieve this objective built into word.
- syphonCopper ContributorAlso, attempted to select all and F9 and still the relinking to the headers didn't happen.