This setting is an individual user setting stored in the Word data key with
a lot of other data. This is a binary key and does not lend itself to user
editing through the registry.
An alternative approach would be to create a global template containing the
following macro
Sub AutoExec()
Options.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceHyperlinks = False
End Sub
which would turn it off each time Word is started.
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
Why through the registry? Auto creation of Hyperlinks in Word is a Word
setting; it's not in the registry and it doesn't affect anything else on
your computer.
Is there a way to do this and still prevent users from running macros? We
are trying to harden a terminal server for external access, and basically we
need to disable the ability to follow any hyperlinks from Word,Excel and
PowerPoint. I'm a developer who's admittedly lost when it comes to Office
configuration, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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