OL2007: Configure to activate Outlook hyperlinks?

[JoeO]

How do I configure Outlook so that it automatically recognizes and activates
an Outlook hyperlink in the form <outlook:folder name /~item name>?

In my OL 2007, this form of hyperlink text is not recognized (i.e. it is
shown and functions as text only). OL 2007 "Help" says that this hyperlink
form should be recognized by Outlook as a hyperlink -- see <Help | (type)
Hyperlink | (select) "Use hyperlinks in Outlook items">. It also works in OL
2003 and it even works in OneNote 2007.

My current work-around: in order to activate the text as a hyperlink, I
have to right click, select "hyperlink" and edit the entry (including
inserting %20 in place of blank spaces).

How can I configure OL 2007 to recognize and activate the hyperlink
automatically?

Thanks

Joe

 

[neil154]

Are the emails in HTML format? If the email is not in HTML format, it will
not recognize a hyperlink.

 

[JoeO]

Thanks Neil -- but no, the problem is not activing hyperlinks in _email_. As
explained, it's activating hyperlinks in a Contact not field to hyperlink to
a Task. The form of the hyperlink is <outlook:Tasks/~[contact name]> --
which works in OL2003 but which works in OL2007 only if the text is manually
changed to a hyperlink.

Any ideas?