AutoFormat many active URL links in Word file to display "Link" inWord

[theadler]

Thank you for reading this.

Is there any way to auto format multiple links in a Word documents to
simply
say "Link", while of course retaining the underlying and correct URL
address?

I have thousands of bibliographic citations that currently read likes
this….

Higashi, Y., Chayama, K., and Yoshizumi, M.(2005) Angiotensin II type
I
receptor blocker and endothelial function in humans: role of nitric
oxide and
oxidative stress. Curr.Med.Chem.Cardiovasc.Hematol.Agents: (3)
133-148.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15853700

Gerritsen, M. E.(2005) Genetic variations in vascular endothelial
growth
factor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase and their contributions
to human
disease. Microcirculation.: (12) 129-140.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15825252


But for a Web Page project they need to read like this…

Higashi, Y., Chayama, K., and Yoshizumi, M.(2005) Angiotensin II type
I
receptor blocker and endothelial function in humans: role of nitric
oxide and
oxidative stress. Curr.Med.Chem.Cardiovasc.Hematol.Agents: (3)
133-148.
Link

Gerritsen, M. E.(2005) Genetic variations in vascular endothelial
growth
factor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase and their contributions
to human
disease. Microcirculation.: (12) 129-140.
Link


…while retaining the underlying and correct URL address, which is
different
for each citation

Again, I know that I can go "Edit Hyperlink" and change the each
display
name to "Link", but doing thousands of time seems daunting. I’ve
tried
search/replace “wildcard”, but have not been successful.

Thank you,

 

[John McGhie]

If you have a version of Word that supports VBA, you could write a macro to
do this.

But it might take you a week to learn to write a macro, so it would probably
be quicker to change them by hand.

Or just leave them: They will look OK

Cheers

Thank you for reading this.

Is there any way to auto format multiple links in a Word documents to
simply
say "Link", while of course retaining the underlying and correct URL
address?

I have thousands of bibliographic citations that currently read likes
thisŠ.

Higashi, Y., Chayama, K., and Yoshizumi, M.(2005) Angiotensin II type
I
receptor blocker and endothelial function in humans: role of nitric
oxide and
oxidative stress. Curr.Med.Chem.Cardiovasc.Hematol.Agents: (3)
133-148.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15853700

Gerritsen, M. E.(2005) Genetic variations in vascular endothelial
growth
factor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase and their contributions
to human
disease. Microcirculation.: (12) 129-140.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15825252


But for a Web Page project they need to read like thisŠ

Higashi, Y., Chayama, K., and Yoshizumi, M.(2005) Angiotensin II type
I
receptor blocker and endothelial function in humans: role of nitric
oxide and
oxidative stress. Curr.Med.Chem.Cardiovasc.Hematol.Agents: (3)
133-148.
Link

Gerritsen, M. E.(2005) Genetic variations in vascular endothelial
growth
factor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase and their contributions
to human
disease. Microcirculation.: (12) 129-140.
Link


Šwhile retaining the underlying and correct URL address, which is
different
for each citation

Again, I know that I can go "Edit Hyperlink" and change the each
display
name to "Link", but doing thousands of time seems daunting. I¹ve
tried
search/replace ³wildcard², but have not been successful.

Thank you,

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