Save Link Problem John Calder 31.10.2005 23:19:03 Hi I run Windows 2000 & Excell 2000 with service pack 3. I have an autoshape button that I have added a hyperlink to which opens a html file on a server. When I add the hyperlink and press the autoshape it takes me to the file ok. I can do this as many times as I like and it works ok. The problem arises after I save the spreadsheet. As soon as I save the spreadsheet the hyperlink no longer works. I get the error message "The address of this site is not valid, Check the address and try again". To add some more mystery to this, I emailed the file to a friend and he inserted the same link to the file and it worked ok on his machine. Now for the really strange part, he sent the file back to me and when I open it from my email it works fine but when I save it to anywhere on my hard drive it stops working. The link also works fine on other office machines but not mine. Could this be a problem with Excel itself? or even a Windows problem? or problem with a setting somewhere? Any help would be much appreciated John

Re: Save Link Problem Bill Manville <Bill-Manville[ at ]msn.com> 08.11.2005 01:27:19 Try using File / Properties and setting Hyperlink Base to some non-existent server name like \\JunkServer\JunkDirectory That should force the hyperlink to be held in full rather than relative to the hyperlink base, which sometimes causes problems. Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup