Objective:

• Prevent Microsoft Word from stripping security tokens from links.

Environment:

• Microsoft Word

Additional Information:

At times a PolicyStat document may need to be referenced and hyperlinked in an MS Word document that is outside PolicyStat or is attached to a PolicyStat document. Many times MS word will strip certain characteristics, making the link invalid. A way to avoid this is to convert the document to a PDF and the hyperlink will not be changed when clicked.

Procedure:

1. Click File | Options (in Word 2007, Office Button | Word Options).
2. On the Advanced tab, click the Web Options button. (In some versions of Word this button may be under the General tab).
3. In the Web Options window, click the Files tab.
4. Clear the check box for “Update links on save.”
5. Click OK to save your preferences.