Resolved Embedded Hyperlink in Word - Changes Font

I'm using an old version of Office 97, and I was wondering why when I embed a hyperlink behind some text in Word, that action always seems to result in a change of the font of the foreground text (changes from Arial to Times New Roman). Is there something I can do in some Preferences/Options setting, or something, simply to have the font stay as originally configured?

 

Yep, this answer was a winner in terms of a solution. I'm marking this one Solved. Thanks.