Hidden Text Breaks Hyperlink

[rruckus]

This seems to be a really bad Word bug/behaviour. If anyone has an
ideas on how to fix or workaround it, I would be very grateful!

1. Create a new blank Word document (I'm in 2010)
2. Type two paragraphs and make the second a Heading style
3. Select a word in the first para and choose Insert Hyperlink
4. Make a link to the heading you created in step 2 by using the "Plac
in this document" window.
5. Select the first paragraph that contains your link (not the heading
and make it Hidden (Home TabFontEffectsHidden)
6. Immediately Save and reopen your document

Now your link will be broken! Try to ctl-click and it won't work OR pu
your cursor in the link and hit f9 and it will change the link text t
"Error! Hyperlink reference not valid."

Underneath the OOXML it looks like the target is getting set to a
external href which it obviously shouldn't be! I need to have
workaround or fix for this (VBA or user is fine)

 

[rruckus]

For the VBA-inclined, I have come to a solution for this here..

http://www.vbaexpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4123

I'm still interested to see if there are any end user solutions