{"id":4503,"date":"2023-10-07T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/?p=4503"},"modified":"2025-08-06T19:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T23:13:31","slug":"remove-prevent-automatic-hyperlinks-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/archives\/2023\/10\/07\/remove-prevent-automatic-hyperlinks-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove and Prevent Automatic Hyperlinks in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you type an email address or website URL in Excel, it might turn into a hyperlink automatically. In the video below, see how you can quickly undo that hyperlink, or stop automatic hyperlinks from happening, with a quick and easy Excel trick.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Video: Remove and Prevent Automatic Hyperlinks in Excel<\/h3>\n<p>This video shows the steps for undoing an Excel hyperlink, or stopping the hyperlink creation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Remove and Prevent Automatic Hyperlinks in Excel\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nJGLa-lO3ag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Get the Excel Hyperlink Workbook<\/h3>\n<p>To see the written steps and get an Excel sample file, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contextures.com\/excelhyperlinkfunction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Excel Hyperlinks page on my Contextures site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can practise these hyperlink tricks in the sample file, before you use the techniques in your own Excel workbooks.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 517px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hyperlinkprevent01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"Remove and Prevent Automatic Hyperlinks in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hyperlinkprevent01_thumb.png\" alt=\"Remove and Prevent Automatic Hyperlinks in Excel\" width=\"517\" height=\"387\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remove and Prevent Automatic Hyperlinks in Excel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>More Help with Excel Hyperlinks<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/contexturesblog.com\/archives\/2018\/05\/31\/better-hyperlinks-for-excel-sheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better Hyperlinks for Excel Sheets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/contexturesblog.com\/archives\/2017\/09\/14\/excel-hyperlinks-run-command-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel Hyperlinks Run Command Files<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/contexturesblog.com\/archives\/2020\/02\/27\/excel-hyperlink-to-next-empty-cell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel Hyperlink to Next Empty Cell<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/contexturesblog.com\/archives\/2013\/04\/04\/create-a-dynamic-hyperlink\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Create Dynamic Excel Hyperlink<\/a><\/p>\n<p>______________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you type an email address or website URL in Excel, it might turn into a hyperlink automatically. 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