[kjf]

Hi, I've seen a lot of detailed answers about how to convert URLs into Word
hyperlinks and how to edit them, but I need to do the opposite. I use Word to
edit text from several people, but need to cut-and-paste the text into a
content management system to be posted online. To do that I need Word to
display the full URL.

Turning off the Internet path option in AutoCorrect keeps me from having to
retype my own URLs. But is there a way to convert hyperlinks in the documents
other people send me back to the proper URL?

Right now I have to Edit Hyperlink, then make the change on each one by
hand. Macros make it quicker, but each link still takes several steps.

[Jay Freedman]

If the display text of the hyperlink is the same as the URL, you can put the
cursor on it and press Ctrl+Shift+F9 to change it to plain text
(technically, "unlinking" the hyperlink field).

However, if the display text is something else, like "click here", that's
what would appear if you unlinked it. Then you're stuck with the workarounds
you already have.

If you have a macro to replace a hyperlink with its URL, you can assign that
macro to a hotkey or a toolbar button to make it one step to run:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...roToHotkey.htm or
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...oToToolbar.htm.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

kjf wrote:
Hi, I've seen a lot of detailed answers about how to convert URLs
into Word hyperlinks and how to edit them, but I need to do the
opposite. I use Word to edit text from several people, but need to
cut-and-paste the text into a content management system to be posted
online. To do that I need Word to display the full URL.

Turning off the Internet path option in AutoCorrect keeps me from
having to retype my own URLs. But is there a way to convert
hyperlinks in the documents other people send me back to the proper
URL?

Right now I have to Edit Hyperlink, then make the change on each one
by hand. Macros make it quicker, but each link still takes several
steps.

[kjf]

Thanks for the help, Jay.




"Jay Freedman" wrote:

If the display text of the hyperlink is the same as the URL, you can put the
cursor on it and press Ctrl+Shift+F9 to change it to plain text
(technically, "unlinking" the hyperlink field).

However, if the display text is something else, like "click here", that's
what would appear if you unlinked it. Then you're stuck with the workarounds
you already have.

If you have a macro to replace a hyperlink with its URL, you can assign that
macro to a hotkey or a toolbar button to make it one step to run:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...roToHotkey.htm or
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...oToToolbar.htm.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

kjf wrote:
Hi, I've seen a lot of detailed answers about how to convert URLs
into Word hyperlinks and how to edit them, but I need to do the
opposite. I use Word to edit text from several people, but need to
cut-and-paste the text into a content management system to be posted
online. To do that I need Word to display the full URL.

Turning off the Internet path option in AutoCorrect keeps me from
having to retype my own URLs. But is there a way to convert
hyperlinks in the documents other people send me back to the proper
URL?

Right now I have to Edit Hyperlink, then make the change on each one
by hand. Macros make it quicker, but each link still takes several
steps.