Unwanted Web Hyperlinks

[Gbyron60]

I have Windows 2000, version 5; Word 2000, version 9.

After switching to AoL 9 from AoL 7, I have two Two Table of Contents problems.
Somehow, Word is now mixed up with web "hyperlinks" which I do not want.

(1) When I click on a line in the ToC, instead of going to that item, the
entire table is highlighted. Running the cursor by the ToC, instead of ToC 1
or ToC 2, etc., in the slot, one sees "Hyperlink". In the document, the
indication is still Header -1, Header-2, etc.

(2) If one line of the ToC does work, at the top of the desired page an
unwanted Web toolbar suddenly appears.

Under the View/Toolbars menu, the Web toolbar has a check mark, as active, and
of course one can use either the X on the toolbar, or hit the arrow on the
Toolbar menu to delete the offending Web bar, but I need a permanent fix.

ATTEMPTS: [1] putting the cursor on the non-operative text, although the screen
indicates its Header-1, and redoing as Header, the Table of Contents is not
moving to it, and it still shows as "Hyperlink". [2] Web toolbar still appears
when using ToC after trying "restoring default toolbars" and the reset of
Customize Toolbars, assuring a blank for the Web toolbar line. [3] Attempting
to use the HELP SOP: Display the toolbar that contains the button, then On the
Tools menu, click Customize, {so far so good}, but then the SOP continues to
Right-click the toolbar button - and I don't see a toolbar button. Nor can I
find anything like the remainder of the HELP, the Edit Hyperlink on the
shortcut menu, and then click Remove Link. There is no toolbar button or any
option "Edit Hyperlink" that I can see.

POSSIBLE CAUSE: since the problem arose when I switched to AoL 9 from AoL 7,
there is some setting I must change in WORD to get rid of the Hyperlink
problem.

Any help to get rid of the Hyperlink would be appreciated. As mentioned above,
I have Windows 2000, version 5 and Word 2000, version 9.

Thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This has nothing to do with AOL. It is the default behavior of TOCs in Word
2000, which does not offer any way (through the UI) to omit the hyperlinks
at creation (Word 2002 and 2003 do). You can, however, remove them by
editing the TOC field code directly:

1. Press Alt+F9 to display the TOC field code.

2. Delete the \h switch.

3. Press Alt+F9 to toggle back to display of the TOC.

4. Press F9 to update the field; if you get a dialog, select "Entire TOC" to
update, not just page numbers.

This will leave the page numbers hyperlinked as in previous versions but not
the entire entry. If you still get the Web toolbar when clicking on a page
number, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/BanishWebToolbar.htm

I have Windows 2000, version 5; Word 2000, version 9.

After switching to AoL 9 from AoL 7, I have two Two Table of Contents problems.
Somehow, Word is now mixed up with web "hyperlinks" which I do not want.

(1) When I click on a line in the ToC, instead of going to that item, the
entire table is highlighted. Running the cursor by the ToC, instead of ToC 1
or ToC 2, etc., in the slot, one sees "Hyperlink". In the document, the
indication is still Header -1, Header-2, etc.

(2) If one line of the ToC does work, at the top of the desired page an
unwanted Web toolbar suddenly appears.

Under the View/Toolbars menu, the Web toolbar has a check mark, as active, and
of course one can use either the X on the toolbar, or hit the arrow on the
Toolbar menu to delete the offending Web bar, but I need a permanent fix.

ATTEMPTS: [1] putting the cursor on the non-operative text, although the screen
indicates its Header-1, and redoing as Header, the Table of Contents is not
moving to it, and it still shows as "Hyperlink". [2] Web toolbar still appears
when using ToC after trying "restoring default toolbars" and the reset of
Customize Toolbars, assuring a blank for the Web toolbar line. [3] Attempting
to use the HELP SOP: Display the toolbar that contains the button, then On the
Tools menu, click Customize, {so far so good}, but then the SOP continues to
Right-click the toolbar button - and I don't see a toolbar button. Nor can I
find anything like the remainder of the HELP, the Edit Hyperlink on the
shortcut menu, and then click Remove Link. There is no toolbar button or any
option "Edit Hyperlink" that I can see.

POSSIBLE CAUSE: since the problem arose when I switched to AoL 9 from AoL 7,
there is some setting I must change in WORD to get rid of the Hyperlink
problem.

Any help to get rid of the Hyperlink would be appreciated. As mentioned above,
I have Windows 2000, version 5 and Word 2000, version 9.

Thanks

 

[Gbyron60]

Dear Suzanne,

Many thanks, it was a learning experience about the T/C codes, but the web bar
came back, and I accessed the htm.

Your explanation was great; the htm direction, however, was written for those
who do not need an explanation, rather than for those who are asking for help.


What is required is a step by step instruction as to what do, where, with an
description of events. To wit:

The htm discusses something called a "macro", which must be "run". There is no
explanation how this is done, or what the writer is talking about. After the
wording "End Sub", the text goes on to point out a few handy details about the
web toolbar, then notes that the above correction may not work, and provides
another mysterious bit of advice.

Question, in the Start button, there is a "run" tool. Am I supposed to add the
words
"Public Sub BanishWebToolbar()" into the slot at Run? If so, I take it that at
some point, I will see text: "CommandBars("Web").Enabled = False", or, in the
alternative, it will read "True" and I am to type in False.
After typing in the word "False", will I see text "End Sub"?

One hesitates to start typing things into the computer without some sense of
what will happen.

Please advise if the above is correct, or if this "macro" item is "run"
somewhere else.

[1] Can someone rewrite the htm - or whatever it is called- into English?

[2] Isn't there some easier way to correct such an obvious flaw as the unwanted
appearance of a bar?

[3] Does anyone know what triggered it? I've been using the same sustem for
over a year - and this just popped up.

On the positive side, it was heartening to know I wasn't the only user who was
faced with this nonsense.

Looking forward to your detailed brief, so I can get rid of the bar -
Thanks,

George

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You do not need to know how the macro works, just how to install and run it.
See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm.

FWIW, the Web toolbar appears to have become much shyer in Word 2002 and
2003.

 

[Gbyron60]

Web bar problem solved, perhaps.

Suzanne,

After writing to you about "Macro" and "run", I did a HELP search for Macro,
and found some information. Once again, I found the HELP text to be poorly
written, as it can't be used except by those who are familiar with computers,
but at least, directed me to the Tools/Macro section.
I did the following and it appears the problem is solved, at least temporarily:

A Macro appears to be nothing more than a written instruction to the computer
to perform a given task or function, and must be first entered as text, and
then installed, or "run", in a given location.

1) In Tools, go to Macro, and, ignoring the text in Help, simply type in
Macro1, and hit the "Create" button (NOT run) and will see a DOS like script
page.
N.B. If enter Public Sub BanishWebToolbar() will get error message

2) In script page, via copy, enter Public Sub BanishWebToolbar()
and do not leave a line between that text and "End Sub".

3) Get out of the script page via the X in upper right. At this stage, the
computer presumably has the instruction ready to run.

4) Go back to Tools/Macro, and will see two names: Banish WebToolBar and
Macro1. Highlight "Banish", hit RUN, and can't see that anything happens -
will not see a message, etc.

5) In several attempts, will get error message, "can't execute code in break
mode", and the web bar problem remains.

6) Repeat the above, naming Macro2, using copy to enter
Sub AutoExec()
CommandBars("Web").Enabled = False
End Sub

And delete the "endSub" line, so that only one such text appears.

Repeat the "run" process.

7) Get error message, "can't execute code in break mode", and a message that
hitting Yes will stop the debugger - take Yes.

6) Save files, get out of Word, then re-enter.

7) So far, no web bar appears.

SUGGESTIONS: The people responsible for the WORD Help text should test the
text against people not familiar with computers. The tendency is to verbally
explain to the test subject what corrections or modifications are needed,
rather than continue to edit, and re-edit the text until it is crystal clear
for users. Just being technically correct is not sufficient to accomplish the
stated purpose of the HELP section.

Unwanted web bar with ToC, or web bar, unwanted, or similar wording, should be
in the Help index, since this seems to be a recurring problem, with a step by
step explanation of how to solve it.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If, instead of trying to use Word's Help, you had searched Google for "Word
Web toolbar," the article I sent you to would have been the first hit. Also,
if you had clicked on the hyperlinked word "macro" in that article, you
would have been taken to the article "What do I do with macros sent to me by
other newsgroup readers to help me out? I don't know how to install them and
put them to use" at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/CreateAMacro.htm