I can't seem to figure out how to open a link in a Word document. I tried keyboard commands like enter or control + enter and it just seems to change the document itself. I've searched my standard sources and not coming up with the magical keystrokes that invokes Word to open the link in a browser.

On Nov 18, 2022, at 9:37 AM, Rod <rodalcidonis@...> wrote:



Press the application key while on the link and arrow up until yu get to the “open link” option.

 

 

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Sent: Friday, November 18, 2022 8:58 AM
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Subject: How to open links in Word?

 

I can't seem to figure out how to open a link in a Word document. I tried keyboard commands like enter or control + enter and it just seems to change the document itself. I've searched my standard sources and not coming up with the magical keystrokes that invokes Word to open the link in a browser.

I can't seem to figure out how to open a link in a Word document. I tried keyboard commands like enter or control + enter and it just seems to change the document itself. I've searched my standard sources and not coming up with the magical keystrokes that invokes Word to open the link in a browser.

Greetings:

Move your cursor about two characters into the actual link and then press Enter.

Hope this helps.

Warmly,

Curtis Chong

I can't seem to figure out how to open a link in a Word document. I tried keyboard commands like enter or control + enter and it just seems to change the document itself. I've searched my standard sources and not coming up with the magical keystrokes that invokes Word to open the link in a browser.

On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 10:56 AM, Curtis Chong wrote:

Move your cursor about two characters into the actual link and then press Enter.

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If that's working for you, then you have tweaked some setting, somewhere, such that this happens.

I tried exactly that, both with a screen reader active and not, before posting the same suggestion that many others have since made, and all it does in either case is split the link across lines, just like it would if it were just normal text.  Nothing opens.
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Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045  

If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly.  Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy.

         ~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian

I believe that you can also press Shift plus F10 or the applications key if you have one on your keyboard once you are focused on the link. From there, arrow down to the option that says, “Open Link” and then press enter. Hope this will help too.

Greetings:

Move your cursor about two characters into the actual link and then press Enter.

Hope this helps.

Warmly,

Curtis Chong

I can't seem to figure out how to open a link in a Word document. I tried keyboard commands like enter or control + enter and it just seems to change the document itself. I've searched my standard sources and not coming up with the magical keystrokes that invokes Word to open the link in a browser.

On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 10:56 AM, Curtis Chong wrote:

Move your cursor about two characters into the actual link and then press Enter.

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If that's working for you, then you have tweaked some setting, somewhere, such that this happens.

I tried exactly that, both with a screen reader active and not, before posting the same suggestion that many others have since made, and all it does in either case is split the link across lines, just like it would if it were just normal text.  Nothing opens.
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Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045  

If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly.  Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy.

         ~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian

Howdy:

Not sure what I’m doing. Will check now.

CC

On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 10:56 AM, Curtis Chong wrote:

Move your cursor about two characters into the actual link and then press Enter.

-
If that's working for you, then you have tweaked some setting, somewhere, such that this happens.

I tried exactly that, both with a screen reader active and not, before posting the same suggestion that many others have since made, and all it does in either case is split the link across lines, just like it would if it were just normal text.  Nothing opens.
--

Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045  

If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly.  Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy.

         ~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian