How to Remove Hyperlink from Excel (7 Methods)

Method 1 – Remove a Single Cell’s Hyperlink from Excel

We will remove the hyperlink only for “Exceldemy”.

Remove a Single Cell’s Hyperlink from Excel

STEPS:

  • Select cell C5.

Remove a Single Cell’s Hyperlink from Excel

  • Right-click on that cell.
  • Select the option Remove Hyperlink.

Remove a Single Cell’s Hyperlink from Excel

  • There is no hyperlink in cell C5.

Read More: How to Remove Hyperlink Permanently in Excel


Method 2 – Remove Multiple Hyperlinks in Excel

We will remove hyperlinks for all the companies in the following dataset.

Excel Remove Multiple Hyperlinks

STEPS:

  • Select cells from C5 to C9.
  • Right-click on the selection.
  • Select the option Remove Hyperlink.

Excel Remove Multiple Hyperlinks

  • All the hyperlinks have been removed.


Method 3 – Use the Excel Ribbon to Remove Hyperlinks

We’ll remove all hyperlinks.

Use Excel Ribbon to Remove Hyperlinks

STEPS:

  • Select the cells (C5:C9).

Use Excel Ribbon to Remove Hyperlinks

  • Go to the Home tab.

  • Click on the “Clear” menu from the “Editing” section.
  • Select the “Remove Hyperlinks” option.

  • There are no hyperlinks available in column C.

Use Excel Ribbon to Remove Hyperlinks


Method 4 – Remove Hyperlinks from an Entire Worksheet

We’ll remove all hyperlinks in a large dataset.

Remove Hyperlinks from an Entire Worksheet

STEPS:

  • Select all the cells in our worksheet. You can do it by pressing Ctrl + A or by clicking on the triangle of the top right corner.

  • Right-click and select the option “Remove Hyperlinks”.

  • All the hyperlinks were removed from our worksheet.

Remove Hyperlinks from an Entire Worksheet


Method 5 – Use VBA to Extract Hyperlinks from Excel

We will use the same dataset that we used previously.

Use VBA to Extract Hyperlinks from Excel

STEPS:

  • From the “Developer” tab, select “Visual Basics”.

Use VBA to Extract Hyperlinks from Excel

  • Go to Insert.
  • Select the option Module.

  • A new blank “VBA Module” will open.
  • Insert the following code:
Sub Remove_Hyperlinks()
ActiveSheet.Hyperlinks.Delete
End Sub
  • Click on Run or press F5 to run the code.

  • There are no hyperlinks in our dataset.

Use VBA to Extract Hyperlinks from Excel

Read More: How to Remove External Links in Excel


Method 6 – Remove Hyperlinks from Excel without Changing the Format

We have the following dataset of hyperlinks with formatting.

Remove Hyperlink from Excel without Changing Format

STEPS:

  • Select cells (C5:C9).

Remove Hyperlink from Excel without Changing Format

  • Go to the Home tab.

Remove Hyperlink from Excel without Changing Format

  • Click on the “Clear” option from the “Editing” section of the Home.
  • From the drop-down, select “Remove Hyperlinks”.

Remove Hyperlinks without Changing Format

  • A new drop-down icon will appear in the bottom right corner of the dataset.
  • Select “Clear Hyperlinks Only”.

  • This removes the hyperlinks but does not remove the formatting of cells.


Method 7 – Use Excel Settings to Turn off Automatic Hyperlinks

In Microsoft Excel, when we input any email or web address, it automatically turns into a hyperlink.

Use Excel Settings to Turn off Automatic Hyperlinks

STEPS:

  • Insert the web address of “Exceldemy” manually. After pressing Enter we can see that the address turns into a hyperlink automatically.

Use Excel Settings to Turn off Automatic Hyperlinks

  • Click on the File tab.

Use Excel Settings to Turn off Automatic Hyperlinks

  • From the File tab, select Options.

  • Select the option “Proofing”.
  • Click on “AutoCorrect Options”.

  • Uncheck the option “Internet and network paths with hyperlinks” and click on OK.

Use Excel Settings to Turn off Automatic Hyperlinks

  • Input the address of the second company in cell C6. We can see that the automatic hyperlink conversion does not work anymore.

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