April 6, 2008

MS Office – Leave My Addresses Alone!

Tired of the way your program (MS Excel, Word or PowerPoint) keeps changing all of your Web or e-mail addresses into hyperlinks automatically?

Looking for a way to get those programs to stop that kind of behavior?

If you've been answering yes to all of my questions, I've got just the thing for you!

What's natural viagra happening is the AutoCorrect feature in the program is taking over each time it detects an e-mail 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 yourself.

It sounds like a good idea unless you're creating a printed document, presentation or a file where you want the addresses to look just like all the other text and not a hyperlink.

To remove an individual hyperlink immediately after it's created, simply hit the undo button (Ctrl + Z). That will undo the last action when the AutoCorrect feature switched your text to a hyperlink.

Should you decide to remove an individual hyperlink later, just 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If you're using a newer version of the MS Office Suite and you'd like to turn the AutoCorrect feature off completely, just follow these simple steps:

  • First, you need to navigate to the AutoCorrect Options window.

    • In Word 2007, you need to go to the Office Button, Word Options button. Once you're there, you need the Proofing section. Then click on the AutoCorrect Options button at the top.

    • In other versions, you need to go to the Tools menu to find the AutoCorrect Options choice.

  • Now, go to the AutoFormat As You Type tab.

  • In the Replace As You Type section, uncheck the "Internet and network paths with hyperlinks" checkbox.

  • Click OK.

At this point, all that hyperlink nonsense will stop and your addresses will simply be left alone!

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