Unlinking a single hyperlink is as easy as select it, then right-clicking and choosing Remove Hyperlink from the shortcut menu. But what about unlinking all hyperlinks? Word offers no built-in way to unlink every hyperlink in a document all at once. However, you can use a macro to get the job done. Running the following macro achieves the same result as selecting each hyperlink and choosing Remove Hyperlink from the shortcut menu.I had to come up with this for a document that had something like 100+ Hyperlinks.
- In Word, click to Tools > Macro > Visual Basic Editor (or press F11)
- Right-click the Normal icon to make changes to the global Normal.dot template, then select Insert > Module
- Paste the code below into the text box. Click File > Save Normal. Alternately, you can save this macro in a template of your choice
Sub RemoveAllHyperlinks( )
Dim i As Integer
For i = ActiveDocument.Hyperlinks.Count To 1 Step -1
ActiveDocument.Hyperlinks(i).Delete
Next i
End Sub
Run this macro in Word from the Tools > Macro > Macros dialog.
This just works wonders when in need.
