Bibliography - URLs are not converted to links

[John]

Office 2007 SP1
XP Pro SP2

Upon inserting a Bibliography, I notice that the URLs in the Bibliography are not automatically converted into links. Is there a way to do this. It would be nice to be able to click on a link rather than copy the URL and paste it into the browser. Thank you for the feedback.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you have AutoFormat set to convert URLs, then running AutoFormat over
selected text will accomplish this.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Office 2007 SP1
XP Pro SP2

Upon inserting a Bibliography, I notice that the URLs in the Bibliography
are not automatically converted into links. Is there a way to do this. It
would be nice to be able to click on a link rather than copy the URL and
paste it into the browser. Thank you for the feedback.

 

[John]

I added AutoFormat to the Quick Access Toolbar.
In AutoCorrect dialog | AutoFormat tab | I made sure "Internet & network
paths with hyperlinks" was checked.
I selected the Bibliography.
I clicked on the AutoFormat button.
None of the URLs in the Bibliography were changed to links.
Why?
Your feedback is appreciated. Thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Are you sure the box is checked on the AutoFormat tab and not just on
AutoFormat As You Type? It works for me in Word 2003, and I don't know why
it would work differently in Word 2007.

 

[Robert]

I added AutoFormat to the Quick Access Toolbar.

Hi John,
It works for me here. Are you sure you added the right AutoFormat command
to your Quick Access Toolbar? There are 3 different AutoFormat commands
available in the list.
Hope this helps.
Robert

 

[p0]

Are you sure the box is checked on the AutoFormat tab and not just on
AutoFormat As You Type? It works for me in Word 2003, and I don't know why
it would work differently in Word 2007.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I could be wrong, but I believe that autoformatting does not work on
field results, hence it wouldn't work on bibliographies unless you
converted them to static text first.

Yves

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Ah, I missed that the bibliography is created as a field. I'm not up to
speed in Word 2007 yet.