Sixth -
Welcome to the forums...
Not sure about your assessment of the situation (the metaphor
was a bit extreme), but I can tell you that images and links must
be created using the Robohelp tools, not Word methods. Images
should be inserted using the {bmc imagename.bmp} or similar syntax,
and links using the Link icon. The syntax varies depending on the
type of link.
If you are indeed using the RH tools, please post the actual
link text, and we can pursue it further....