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A Web page is opened in a new browser window when you click a link in the Web Query dialog box in Excel

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Symptoms

When you click a link in the Web Query dialog box in Microsoft Excel, the linked Web page opens in a new browser window instead of in the Web Query dialog box.

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Cause

Some Web pages contain hyperlinks that are designed to open the linked Web page in a new browser window.

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Workaround

To work around this behavior, copy and paste the Web address from the new browser window to the Address box in the Web Query dialog box. Click Go to open the Web page in the Web Query dialog box.

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Keywords: KB277864, kbprb, kbquery

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Article Info
Article ID : 277864
Revision : 3
Created on : 1/29/2007
Published on : 1/29/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 290