How to remove Hyperlinks from Word 2007 documents?

As you copy text from a web page or e-mail and paste it on Word, the hyperlinks are also transferred with it. Most of the time, we don’t want the hyperlinks in our Word document. In that case, there are two very easy and simple methods to remove hyperlinks from Word 2007 documents. One way to remove hyperlinks from Word 2007 documents is to use keyboard shortcuts. Another way is to use the feature of Paste Special. Follow one of these methods to remove hyperlinks from Word 2007:

Method 1: Use Paste Special

1.     Copy the text from the email or the webpage.

2.     Open a new Word document.

3.     Click on the arrow under the Paste button in the Home tab.

4.     Click on Paste Special from the menu of Paste.

5.     The Paste Special dialog box will appear. Choose “Unformatted Text” from the list under “As”.

6.      Click on the OK button.

Method 2: Use Keyboard Shortcuts

1.     Press the combination key combination “Ctrl+A”. This will select the entire page.

2.     Press the key combination “Ctrl+Shift+F9”.

This key combination is valid for Word 2003-2010.

All the hyperlinks will be removed without changing the format of the document if you use any one of the above methods.