Add Variable Hyperlink in Mail Merge in Word 2013

Question

I\'m trying to add a hyperlink to a mail merge field. So something like this:

{HYPERLINK \"{MERGEFIELD \"Links\" }\"}

So I create a field l

Answer 1

Start with the process here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912679 However, like user1867326 indicated, the hyperlink (which should be variable with the mail merge) is converted into a static link when the Word file is reopened.

A solution that seems to work is adding a bookmark within the hyperlink field code immediatly after the mergefield. { HYPERLINK { MERGEFIELD "Link" } \* MERGEFORMAT } Click between the } and \ and go to INSERT > Bookmark, give it a name, and this seems to prevent Word from replacing the mergefield with a static hyperlink.

This answer is adapted and hopefully clarified from the clever solution described here: Mailmerge dynamic hyperlink fields lost after save/reload of document - Word 2010