copy & paste issue

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Dave Davison
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copy & paste issue

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Yes! I know the subject title sounds like it should be in WORD but the issue prevails in Outlook. When I copy & past a URL from e.g. Brigtheon into the body of an email wishing to turn it into a hyperlink (blue text) I of course click the "Insert" tab then Hyperlink which - as expected- opens the "Insert Hyperlink" box. Till now because the URL is already on the Clip board, it appeared in the "Address" field so all I've had to do was click OK and the URL in the email turned blue - mission accomplished. Now [impenitently] when I get to the point where I click the Hyperlink button the "Insert Hyperlink" box opens but the "Address" field is blank. This despite the fact that the URL is still on the clipboard, if I right click and select "Paste" it instantly appears in the body of the email, see screen shot. If I right click the "Address" field in the "Insert Hyperlink box" then paste nothing appears BUT the URL is still on the clipboard. Hope that is clear, any suggestions to remedy this annoying fault please? :thankyou:
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Re: copy & paste issue

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I have moved this topoic from the Windows Live Mail/Outlook Express forum to the Outlook forum because ... it is about Outlook.
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Try pasting the address immediately into the body of the email message instead of via the Insert Hyperlink dialog. When you press Space, Tab or Enter, the address should be turned into a hyperlink automatically.
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The way HansV has posted is the way I have done this since Outlook95 and has always worked.
I am so far behind, I think I am First :evilgrin:
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I appreciate it could not seem easier but following those brief instructions does not turn the pasted url into blue text ?????

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In Outlook 2007:

Click the Office button and select Editor Options at the bottom.
Under Proofing, click AutoCorrect Options...
Activate the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
Tick the Internet and network paths with hyperlinks' check box.
Click OK.
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Considering my slowness to grasp terms which are a mere doddle even for kids today, thanks to your concise directions I eventually go to the box that needed the simple tick and sumount this mole hill of a problem. Sincere thanks Hans, always there for a struggling oldie, another tiny, but significant feather in my cap. Regards Dave.