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Word 2007-> Contacting the Server for more information. Press ESC to cancel.

I opened an html file in Word 2007, saved it as a DOC.  I'm just trying to format it so that I can print it on a single page. Everytime I make a change to the doc (ie. delete a line of text), I get that message at the bottom of the screen and I sit and wait, ESC doesn't respond right away.

How can I stop Windows from going to the online server, and why would it need to go there anyway?

If this is only caused by hyperlinks, how can I get rid of all hyperlinks in one shot, or get rid of all references to any web page in one shot?

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As a quick solution you can modify your hosts file with the following line:
   
                127.0.0.1       www.domain.com

where www.domain.com is the site of the links in the document.

This means all traffic from your PC to that website is directed back to your local computer.

This will be easier than dealing with Word and blocking all the links.

The hosts file is located in C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc by default, and can be edited in notepad.
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Doesn't that I would have to save the original HTML while saving all the connecting pages & subfolders (in Firefox it would be "Save as Web Page, Complete")? And then I would have to put the .doc into the same parent folder and keep all the supporting folders?  I don't want to do that. I just want a single .DOC that I can move around without a problem.
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