A Word document can display a link label correctly while its destination is wrong or inaccessible to the recipient. Check both the label and URL before sending the DOCX, especially when it contains several supporting resources.
Make the source explicit
Pandoc supports inline links with text in square brackets followed immediately by a destination in parentheses. This example points to the Pandoc website:
[Pandoc](https://pandoc.org)
The label and destination are separate parts to review. For a web resource shared beyond your document folder, we recommend a complete HTTPS URL to reduce ambiguity about file locations.
Inspect the downloaded document
- Retain the Markdown source.
- Open Markdown to Word and select the file.
- Download the DOCX and open it in the recipient's intended application.
- Inspect the label and destination using that application's link controls.
- Test familiar links that you intend the recipient to use.
FileMyLove uses Pandoc's Markdown reader and DOCX writer in the browser. Successful conversion is not a check that the destination remains online or that another person has access.
Distinguish destinations
| Resource | Our suggested check |
|---|---|
| Public web page | Correct address and intended page |
| Shared file | Recipient access, not just owner access |
| File path on your computer | Whether the recipient has that file and location |
| Reference within the document | Test the actual DOCX, not only the Markdown preview |
A link to a file does not establish that the file is embedded or attached. If supporting files are required, agree the delivery arrangement and include them separately as appropriate.
If link syntax appears literally
Inspect brackets and where the text was written. Inside a code block, literal syntax is expected. See Markdown symbols appearing in Word to separate syntax problems from destination problems.
For pictures, read missing images after Markdown conversion. Pictures and text links require different checks. Conversion does not upload your document, but opening a link yourself accesses its destination.
