By default, live hyperlinks in Word are opened in the default browser by pressing and holding the āCtrlā button and clicking the link. If you would rather just single click to follow a hyperlink, you can easily disable the āCtrl+Clickā using a setting.
To access this setting, click the āFileā tab.
On the backstage screen, click āOptionsā in the list of items on the left.
On the āWord Optionsā dialog box, click āAdvancedā in the list of items on the left.
In the āEditing optionsā section, select the āUse CTRL + Click to follow hyperlinkā check box so there is NO check mark in the box.
Click āOKā to accept the change and close the āWord Optionsā dialog box.
Now, when you move your mouse over a hyperlink, the cursor immediately changes to a hand and you can click once to follow the link.
NOTE: Turning off this option prevents you from being able to simply click on hyperlink text to put the cursor there, as clicking will open the link in the default browser. You must use the arrow keys to move the cursor into a hyperlink.
If you have a web address with spaces in it, hereās an easy way to have Word automatically create a live hyperlink as you type. You can also disable the ability to create hyperlinks automatically as you type them, or remove existing hyperlinks from your document.
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