How to Copy a Website Into Word Without Hyperlinks
When you paste a copied website URL into a Microsoft Word document, Word automatically pastes the URL as a hyperlink to that website. If you don't want Word to paste the URL as a hyperlink, then you have two options. You can change an individual pasted URL into plain text, using Word's Paste Options menu, which automatically appears beneath the website when you paste it. Or, you can turn off Word's automatic hyper-linking feature so that all pasted website URLS appear as plain text.
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Instructions
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Paste One URL without Hyperlinking
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Press "Ctrl" and "V" on your keyboard to copy the website URL.
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Click the small button that appears below the URL, showing a clipboard and the word "Ctrl" inside parentheses. This opens the Paste options menu.
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Click the clipboard with a capital "A" on the small drop-down Paste Options menu. This button instructs Word to "keep text only," leaving the URL but removing the hyperlink.
Stop Automatic Hyperlinking
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Click the "File" tab on the Ribbon; on the left column, click the tab labeled "Options." The Word Options menu will open.
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Click the "Proofing" tab on the Word Option menu.
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Click the "AutoCorrect Options" button, under the heading AutoCorrect Options. This opens the AutoCorrect dialog box.
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Click the "Autoformat As You Type" tab on the AutoCorrect dialog box. Under the heading "Replace as you type," click the box next to the "Internet and network paths with hyperlinks" option, if it displays a checkmark. After you click the box, the box should be empty.
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Click "OK" at the bottom of the AutoCorrect dialog box.
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Tips & Warnings
To remove the hyperlink from a website URL that you pasted earlier, right-click on the URL; on the small menu that pops up, click "Remove Hyperlink."
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