When you enter a Web, such as www.appletoolbox.com, or email address into a Pages document, the text automatically becomes a hyperlink.. This feature can sometimes be very useful, it can also be annoying. This short article shows how to easily remove the hyperlinks.
Mac (OS X)
Steps:
The steps below explains how to remove individual hyperlinks.
1. Click “Show Inspector.” (or View > Show Inspector)
2. Move your cursor on the hyperlink text.
3. Click on the Link Inspector tab
4. Uncheck the “Enable as a hyperlink” option.
Remove all links (hyperlinks) from a Pages document
There is a way to deactivate all hyperlinks. Note that this option does not completely remove the hyperlinks just deactivates them. Just click Show Inspector, click the Link inspector, select “Make all hyperlinks inactive”. But this does not change the formatting meaning that your text will still look like hyperlinks. Thus you may want to change your colors and styles.
How do I turn off automatic hyperlinks?
To turn off automatic hyperlinks, choose Pages > Preferences, and click Auto-Correction, then uncheck “Automatically detect email and web addresses.”
iOS (iPad)
You can remove the hyperlink from text, if you want, when you are using the Pages app for iOS. Just tap the hyperlink text, and tap Link Settings, then tap Remove Link.
Obsessed with tech since the early arrival of A/UX on Apple, Sudz (SK) is responsible for the original editorial direction of AppleToolBox. He is based out of Los Angeles, CA.
Sudz specializes in covering all things macOS, having reviewed dozens of OS X and macOS developments over the years.
In a former life, Sudz worked helping Fortune 100 companies with their technology and business transformation aspirations.
At least Microsoft Word allows me to remove all hyperlinks. So now I have to copy the text into Microsoft Word, remove hyperlinks, and copy it back to my Pages document. Please provide a way to remove all hyperlinks from future Pages update
At least Microsoft Word allows me to remove all hyperlinks. So now I have to copy the text into Microsoft Word, remove hyperlinks, and copy it back to my Pages document. Please provide a way to remove all hyperlinks from future Pages update