Hyperlinks in Protected Forms

[ejd0077]

I have created a form in Microsoft Word. I have inserted hyperlinks to Excel workbooks within my company's network that work as expected UNTIL I protect the document. As soon as I select Protect Document and set it for "Filling out forms" my hyperlinks (while still there, blue, and underlined) no longer function.

Does anyone know of a way to ensure that these hyperlinks work when the form is protected.

NOTE: I am currently working in Word 2003 and my users could be using 2000, 2002, or 2003...

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.