Outlook XP - remove hyperlink reference

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Kristina Lengel

We are attempting to send an e-mail with a link in it, for
example http://www.anywhere.com , but DO NOT want users to
be able to click on that link and get to the website. We
want to remove the link behind the text, yet keep the text
looking like a link.

We have tried all the message formats (plain,rich text,
html), tried editing the source (but don't have any
experience with html code) and each time when the message
is sent, it still allows the user to click on the link and
get to the website.

Any suggestions?

Kristina Lengel
Helpdesk
 
Have you tried right-clicking on the link and then clicking "Remove
Hyperlink"? That should work...

It works for me - using Outlook 2003, with Word as my e-mail editor.
 
Sorry...
Just went back and tried it without using Word as e-mail editor. If you're
sending HTML e-mail, position the cursor on the hyperlink text. Click
"Insert", and there should be an option for "Remove Hyperlink." See if that
does it!
 
Yep! That works!!!


bigbuddy said:
Sorry...
Just went back and tried it without using Word as e-mail editor. If you're
sending HTML e-mail, position the cursor on the hyperlink text. Click
"Insert", and there should be an option for "Remove Hyperlink." See if that
does it!
Click to expand...
 
Thank you thank you. That worked for XP.
Insert|Hyperlink, click Remove Link are the exact steps.
 
Kristina Lengel said:
We are attempting to send an e-mail with a link in it, for
example http://www.anywhere.com , but DO NOT want users to
be able to click on that link and get to the website. We
want to remove the link behind the text, yet keep the text
looking like a link.
Click to expand...

Others have given you advice that may work for Outlook-using recipients, but
may not work for others. For example, in the message above the web site you
reference has no link associated with it, yet Outlook Express, my
newsreader, builds one. If you had included a genuine web site URL, I could
have clicked it and linked to the website.

Moreover, there's no way you can prevent anyone from copying the URL into a
web browser's address box no matter what Email client they use. So, what's
the point?
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Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
 
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