You have probably noticed that when you enter a web page or email address into Word, the program automatically formats it as an active hyperlink. This is due to the option settings Auto format. They are enabled by default, but you can easily disable them.
If you click on a hyperlink while holding down the key Ctrl, Word will open it in the browser. If it’s a link to an email address, the default email program will launch and the email address will automatically appear in the “To” field of the new email.
If you don’t want web addresses and email addresses to be automatically converted into hyperlinks, read this article for instructions on how to disable this setting.
Click the Fillet (File).
Click on Options (Settings) from the list on the left.
On the left side of the dialog box Word Options (Word Options) select Proofing (Spelling).
In section AutoCorrect Options (AutoCorrect Options) click the button of the same name.
In the dialog box AutoCorrect (AutoCorrect) tab AutoFormat As You Type (Auto format as you type).
In section Replace as you type (Replace as you type) uncheck the option Internet and network paths with hyperlinks (Internet addresses and network paths are hyperlinked).
Note: On the Advanced tab auto format (AutoFormat) are exactly the same options as on this tab, but they have certain differences. On the tab auto format (AutoFormat) sets the options for automatically formatting an already existing Word document, rather than automatically formatting text as you type.
Press OKto confirm the changes and close the dialog box.
You will return to the dialog box Word Options (Word Options). Click OKto close it too.
Now when you enter a web address or an email address, Word will write them in plain text without converting them into a hyperlink.
If the document already contains hyperlinked web addresses or e-mail addresses and you want to delete them, select the entire document and click Ctrl+Shift+F9. All hyperlinks will be removed.
Combination Ctrl+Shift+F9 removes links from every type of field in the document, not just links to postal or web addresses. It can be, for example, field codes and so on.