Hyperlink Object

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Represents a hyperlink. The Hyperlink object is a member of the Hyperlinks collection.

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Use the Hyperlink property to return a Hyperlink object associated with a shape (a shape can have only one hyperlink). The following example activates the hyperlink associated with the first shape in the active document.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  ActiveDocument.Shapes(1).Hyperlink.Follow

Use Hyperlinks(Index), where Index is the index number, to return a single Hyperlink object from a document, range, or selection. The following example activates the first hyperlink in the selection.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  If Selection.HyperLinks.Count >= 1 Then
    Selection.HyperLinks(1).Follow
End If

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