How to Remove a Hyperlink in Excel

This wikiHow teaches you how to turn a hyperlink to plain text in Microsoft Excel.

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    Open Microsoft Excel on your computer. It’s in the All Apps area of the Start menu in Windows, and the Applications folder in macOS.
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    Select the spreadsheet that contains the hyperlink.
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    Right-click the hyperlink. It’s the underlined text that’s usually blue or purple. A context menu will expand.
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    Click Remove Hyperlink. It’s at the bottom of the menu. The hyperlink is no longer active.
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Article SummaryX

1. Open Excel.
2. Open the spreadsheet.
3. Right-click the link.
4. Click Remove Hyperlink.

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