Enable as Hyperlink

So, just recently I have noticed that, when I go into the inspector and the click the link tab and then check the "enable as hyperlink" check box the "Link To" drop down pane remains grayed out and doesn't open, this is a major problem because although I can select something to be a hyperlink, iWeb will not let me open the "link to" pane in-order to link the object to the desired page on my website. So far it looks like the only solution I have found is to check and uncheck the "enable as hyperlink" check box multiple times check box until' finnaly the link to pane works again. This is getting absolutely ridiculous for me to be doing all this extra steps just to hyperlink something.
So any help one what may be causing this problem would be greatly appreciated.
P.S. I am using iWeb 1.1.2
Thanks,
Regards--- jgurbisz

I just discovered that I am having the same problem. One time I was able to go up to the menu and get it to work, but now that doesn't work either. Using v. 2.0.2.

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