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title: "Broken links when exporting page to Word"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SCAFC/477463807/Broken%20links%20when%20exporting%20page%20to%20Word"
format: markdown
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> Macro (aura-html)


## Summary

When exporting a space or page to Word, most of the links in the exported doc file are broken.

> ℹ️ The links may have a `file:///` prefix instead of `https://`.

![image](media://ae9c01a9-0c44-4672-a2b2-d82fcf4d33f5)

 

## Environment

- Confluence Cloud
- Scaffolding

 

## Diagnostics Steps

Not applicable.

## Cause

This is a known limitation of Confluence's *Export to Word* feature. Many Confluence pages have relative links instead of absolute links.

For example, `/wiki/spaces/~9766/pages/Meeting+notes` instead of `https://www.mydomain.net/wiki/spaces/~9766/pages/Meeting+notes`.

The *Export to Word* feature exports only the relative links without the full domain name.

## Workaround

Before using the *Export to Word* feature, change the key relative links to absolute links (with domain name).

For example, `https://www.mydomain.net/wiki/spaces/~9766/pages/Meeting+notes`.

![image](media://997947b6-2c64-4b51-b6b9-3c141af0514f)

 

> ⚠️ Changing the links may cause issues later if certain pages are moved or renamed. To avoid problems, consider making changes in a copy of the page instead.

 

## Resolution

Currently [listed as a bug](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-33872?__hstc=72543820.4e76311f874131a99198a462418b615c.1662100942946.1669947504134.1669960074959.227&__hssc=72543820.113.1669960074959&__hsfp=2024179838) by Atlassian.

> ℹ️ No timeline has been provided for fixing this bug.