Does LinkFixer Advanced update anchor text when hyperlinks are changed?

Does LinkFixer Advanced update anchor text when hyperlinks are changed?

Does LinkFixer Advanced Update Anchor Text When Hyperlinks Are Changed?

Modified on: Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 10:56 AM

Yes. LinkFixer Advanced includes settings that allow the software to automatically update the anchor text associated with hyperlinks in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files when those links are modified. This can occur during the Cure, Move/Rename, or Modify Links processes.

Accessing Anchor Text Settings

These optional settings can be accessed by clicking the hamburger menu, navigating to Settings, and selecting Anchor Text.

From there, choose the appropriate options depending on the file types you plan to process:
  1. Word Options
  2. Excel Options
  3. PowerPoint Options
To enable automatic updates, select the checkbox:
“Update anchor text when hyperlink is changed.”


Anchor Text Update Options

When this option is enabled, two additional choices become available:

1. “and anchor text is the same as the hyperlink path”
Select this option if you want LinkFixer Advanced to update the anchor text only when the existing anchor text exactly matches the hyperlink path. If the anchor text is different from the link path, it will not be modified.

2. “regardless of whether anchor text is the same as the hyperlink path”
Select this option if you want LinkFixer Advanced to update the anchor text whenever the hyperlink path is changed, even if the existing anchor text does not match the original link path.

Example

For example, suppose a hyperlink in an Excel file has the path:

C:\MyFolder\MyFile.xls

and the anchor text displayed in the document is:

“Click here.”

If “and anchor text is the same as the hyperlink path” is selected, the anchor text “Click here” will remain unchanged when the hyperlink path is updated.

If “regardless of whether anchor text is the same as the hyperlink path” is selected, “Click here” will be replaced with the new modified hyperlink path.

Summary

LinkFixer Advanced provides flexible control over how anchor text is handled when hyperlinks are modified, allowing users to choose whether anchor text should remain unchanged or be automatically updated to match the new link path.