I have saved a functioning URL in a Word document. When I follow onscreen
prompts to hold the Control key as I click on the live link, the link will
not open. I must copy and paste the link into Internet Explorer 7 address
bar to open the link. Other computers in my middle school computer lab work
just fine.

See if this will invoke the URL through Word. This is valid for Word 2002.
(It might or might not be in the same location if you're using a different
version of Word).

Click on Tools | Options and select the Edit tab. In the Edit window there's
a line that reads: "Use CTRL + Click to follow hyperlink." Make sure there
is no tickmark in that checkbox and click the OK radio button.

Now, try to click on the URL and see if IE launches and goes to the URL you
are expecting..

Alan

"g.a. chubach" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have saved a functioning URL in a Word document. When I follow onscreen
> prompts to hold the Control key as I click on the live link, the link will
> not open. I must copy and paste the link into Internet Explorer 7 address
> bar to open the link. Other computers in my middle school computer lab
> work
> just fine.

On May 15, 11:40 pm, g.a. chubach
<gachub...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have saved a functioning URL in a Word document. When I follow onscreen
> prompts to hold the Control key as I click on the live link, the link will
> not open. I must copy and paste the link into Internet Explorer 7 address
> bar to open the link. Other computers in my middle school computer lab work
> just fine.

The following is from the Help feature of Word:

"Change the way hyperlinks are followed
By default, users follow - or open - hyperlinks by pressing CTRL while
clicking the hyperlink. If you prefer, you can have hyperlinks open by
just clicking them.

On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab.
Clear the Use CTRL+Click to follow hyperlink check box."

Gee witan,

I thought I wrote that exact same information 12 hours ago. But you still
get credit for typing the reply. :>

Alan

"witan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On May 15, 11:40 pm, g.a. chubach
> <gachub...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> I have saved a functioning URL in a Word document. When I follow onscreen
>> prompts to hold the Control key as I click on the live link, the link
>> will
>> not open. I must copy and paste the link into Internet Explorer 7
>> address
>> bar to open the link. Other computers in my middle school computer lab
>> work
>> just fine.
>
> The following is from the Help feature of Word:
>
> "Change the way hyperlinks are followed
> By default, users follow - or open - hyperlinks by pressing CTRL while
> clicking the hyperlink. If you prefer, you can have hyperlinks open by
> just clicking them.
>
> On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab.
> Clear the Use CTRL+Click to follow hyperlink check box."
>