When I create a link in Excel that begins with https (vs http) and then save as a web page Excel invariably turns the link into a relative link (file://localhost/...). I actually managed to stop it from doing it for a while but apparently what I thought was the solution (uncheck "update links") wasn't and it's back to it again.
These are links to pages that are clearly not on any local server. I'm using the cmd-K window, selecting the web page tab and pasting a complete URL in the "Link to" field.
According to the Excel help it does this when it thinks the link is to something on the server of the web page being saved. I think what I'm experiencing is a bug because it only does this for URL's beginning with https. I've tried saving to several different volumes (separate from the .xls file) with no luck.
Does anyone have any ideas?