Turn off hyperlinks in Microsoft Word

[Glenda Gammel]

I want WORD to quit creating hyperlinks when I paste text into a document
that contains an email address or website.

At TOOLS/AUTOCORRECT OPTIONS/AutoFormat As You Type and AutoFormat/REPLACE:
I have already UNchecked "Internet and network paths with hyperlinks" but
the problem persists.

Thanks for any help. ~gg

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Glenda

There are two different things going on here.

The setting at AutoFormat As You Type controls whether Word *creates*
hyperlinks when you type something that smells like an internet or network
path.

When you copy and paste text including a hyperlink, the hyperlink has
already been created. So the AutoFormat As You Type setting is not relevant.
If you do Edit > Paste Special and choose Unformatted text, you will paste
just the text, with no formatting, no tables, no pictures, and no
hyperlinks.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

 

[Glenda Gammel]

Hi dear Shauna:

Thanks for responding, & so quickly! The first time I clicked Edit, the
Paste Special selection was grayed out. Then I realized I had to "Copy"
text containing an email address or web site before successfully completing a
"Paste Special."
It seems the Hyperlink feature does not turn OFF, but one must use Edit>
Paste Special each time.

You're the best. Thanks. ~Glenda

Glenda

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

As Shauna explained, the settings govern only what happens when you type
Internet or network paths (AutoFormat As You Type) or use AutoFormat to
format already-typed text, but when you paste in a hyperlink that is already
active, these settings don't apply.