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Hyperlink.Follow Method (Word)

Displays a cached document associated with the specified Hyperlink object, if it has already been downloaded. Otherwise, this method resolves the hyperlink, downloads the target document, and displays the document in the appropriate application.

Syntax

expression .Follow(NewWindow, AddHistory, ExtraInfo, Method, HeaderInfo)

expression Required. A variable that represents a Hyperlink object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

NewWindow

Optional

Variant

True to display the target document in a new window. The default value is False.

AddHistory

Optional

Variant

This argument is reserved for future use.

ExtraInfo

Optional

Variant

A string or byte array that specifies additional information for HTTP to use to resolve the hyperlink. For example, you can use ExtraInfo to specify the coordinates of an image map, the contents of a form, or a FAT file name. The string is either posted or appended, depending on the value of Method. Use the ExtraInfoRequired property to determine whether extra information is required.

Method

Optional

Variant

Specifies the way additional information for HTTP is handled. Can be any MsoExtraInfoMethod constant.

HeaderInfo

Optional

Variant

A string that specifies header information for the HTTP request. The default value is an empty string. You can combine several header lines into a single string by using the following syntax: "string1" & vbCr & "string2". The specified string is automatically converted into ANSI characters. Note that the HeaderInfo argument may overwrite default HTTP header fields.

Remarks

If the hyperlink uses the file protocol, this method opens the document instead of downloading it.

Example

This example follows the first hyperlink in Home.doc.

Documents("Home.doc").HyperLinks(1).Follow

This example inserts a hyperlink to www.msn.com and then follows the hyperlink.

Dim hypTemp As Hyperlink 
 
With Selection 
 .Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd 
 .InsertAfter "MSN " 
 .Previous 
End With 
 
Set hypTemp = ActiveDocument.Hyperlinks.Add( _ 
 Address:="https://www.msn.com", _ 
 Anchor:=Selection.Range) 
hypTemp.Follow NewWindow:=False, AddHistory:=True

See Also

Concepts

Hyperlink Object Members

Hyperlink Object