Tip #2017 - Leave My Addresses Alone!
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Leave My Addresses
Alone!
Tired of the way your
program (Excel, Word or PowerPoint) keeps changing all your web or email
addresses into hyperlinks automatically?
Looking for a way
to get these programs to stop it and behave themselves?
If you've been answering
with yes responses then here's just the thing for you.
What you have happening
is the AutoCorrect feature of the program(s) is taking over each time
it detects an email or web address. It's then trying to save you time
by automatically creating hyperlinks for the addresses instead of you
manually setting each one.
Sounds like a good
idea unless you're creating a printed document, presentation or other
file where you want the addresses to look just like all the other text
and not like a hyperlink.
To remove an individual
hyperlink immediately after it's created simply hit the undo button
(Ctrl + Z). This will undo the last action which was AutoCorrect's
switch of your text to a hyperlink.
Should you decide
to remove an individual hyperlink later then right click on it
and choose Remove Hyperlink from the menu.
If you're using a
newer version of the MS Office Suite and you'd like to turn this feature
off completely then follow these simple steps:
- First go to the
Tools menu, AutoCorrect Options choice.
- Now go to the AutoFormat
As You Type tab.
- Here, in the Replace
as you type section, uncheck the "Internet and network paths
with hyperlinks" checkbox.
At this point the
program will stop all that annoying text conversion to hyperlink stuff
and simply leave your addresses alone.
~ April
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