Remove ALL hyperlinks in a document in one go.

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Word should be able to remove all hyperlinks in a document in one go, or
remove all hyperlinks in a selected area (highlighted text) instead of
deleting them one by one in a very time-consuming process.

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[Jay Freedman]

Word should be able to remove all hyperlinks in a document in one go,
or remove all hyperlinks in a selected area (highlighted text)
instead of deleting them one by one in a very time-consuming process.

You can already do this.

First press Alt+F9 so all field codes are visible. The hyperlinks will
appear like

{ HYPERLINK "...<the url of the link>..." }

After selecting some text (or selecting nothing, to affect the whole
document), open the Replace dialog. In the Find What box, enter

^d HYPERLINK

(the ^d is a code for the field brace). Leave the Replace With box blank and
click the Replace All button.

Finally, press Alt+F9 again to collapse the remaining field codes.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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