Why cannot I not click on hyperlinks?

[Siegfried Heintze]

I'm using Access 2003 and I defined some columns to be of type hyperlink.

I created a query and I get a nice display, but when I click on the blue
underlined text, it does not bring up a browser like I expected.

I created a report using the wizard hoping hyperlinks in the output of the
report generator would work. They don't.

I tried the "Office Tools->Analyze with Excel" menu entry to create a
spreadsheet. I did get a hyperlink to work here after many tries.

I also tried the "Office Tools->Publish with MSWord" and that does not
create hyperlinks either.

In all cases, I tried left single clicking, left double clicking and right
clicking. With the context menu from right mouse clicking, I received a meun
with "Open Hyperlink" but that did not work either.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,
Siegfried

 

[Wayne Morgan]

If the field is defined as a Hyperlink data type and it contains a valid
hyperlink, then it should work when you click on it. It will work in a
table, query, or form. It won't work on a report. If the hyperlink is a
valid hyperlink and it still doesn't open your browser, then I would suspect
a problem with the browser setup. What do the hyperlinks that you have in
the field look like?