Hyperlink problem

Your post came through kind of garbled, but if I understand correctly you would like Word not to change what you type into a web link.

In Word, click on Tools, AutoCorrect, AutoFormat, and uncheck the box labeled "Internet and Network Paths with Hyperlinks".

I also get this hyperlink oddity from word.. I had it in Word 97, and I now have it in 2007:

When type a new website or link, or open an existing word document, all links look like this:

{HYPERLINK "http://www.yahoo.comid=1953}" }

This is most annoying and I wonder if it s a formatting issue, or a virus that destroys links.

IF I drag text and use Control+shift, word creates an in-document-hyperlink; sadly, this also produces garbage:

{LINK Word.Document.12 "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\http.docx" "OLE_LINK2" \a \r }

From this message I wonder if there is an OLE issue.. there was not an isue with Word 97 until last year, or the year before. Virus scans show nothing in either 97 or 3007 versions.

Help!!