That is not doing the trick either???? I don't understand it still gives me
the same error as before.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> First, I don't have a guess why you get the error message.
>
> But it really sounds like the hyperlinks are being copied correctly--otherwise,
> you wouldn't be able to see the correct link (and copy|paste it into your
> browser).
>
> Maybe you could try an experiment to see if the worksheet function =hyperlink()
> behaves nicer.
>
> =hyperlink("wwww.xxxxx.com")
>
> I use this kind all the time and never have any trouble with them.
>
> Neat wrote:
> >
> > I have been working on a time line of sorts and creating links to the various
> > web pages for each item. The problem is, when I make a copy of the file onto
> > a CD or disk and open it elsewhere the hyperlinks do not work. They are
> > still listed correctly when I look at them in "edit hyperlink", but I get an
> > error that reads "Unable to open http://www.xxxxxxx. Cannot locate the
> > internet server or proxy server." I end up having to copy/paste the url from
> > the edit menu into a browser. Why aren't the hyperlinks following in copies
> > correctly?
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>