Prevent Word, Excel, PowerPoint from hyperlinking screenshots automatically

At times, Office apps can hyperlink screenshots automatically. If you do not want to do that, you can prevent Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from hyperlinking screenshots automatically. It is possible to make this change with the help of the in-built setting, the Local Group Policy Editor, and the Registry Editor.

Prevent Word, Excel, PowerPoint from hyperlinking screenshots automatically

To prevent Word, Excel, PowerPoint from hyperlinking screenshots automatically, follow these steps. For this example, we have used Microsoft PowerPoint. However, you can make the same change in other Office apps as well.

1. Open PowerPoint and click the Options.
2. Switch to the Advanced section.
3. Tick the Do not automatically hyperlink screenshots checkbox.
4. Click the OK button.

Let’s delve into these steps in detail.

First, you need to open Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. As mentioned earlier, we have used PowerPoint to show the process. Therefore, open Microsoft PowerPoint and click the Options.

Then, switch to the Advanced tab and tick the Do not automatically hyperlink screenshots checkbox.

Finally, click the OK button to save the change.

Prevent Word, Excel, PowerPoint from hyperlinking screenshots automatically using Group Policy

To prevent Word, Excel, PowerPoint from hyperlinking screenshots automatically using Group Policy, follow these steps:

1. Search for gpedit and click the search result.
2. Navigate to Miscellaneous in User Configuration.
3. Double-click on the Do not automatically hyperlink screenshots.
4. Select the Enabled option.
5. Click the OK button.

To know more about these steps, keep reading.

To get started, you need to open the Local Group Policy Editor on your computer. For that, search for gpedit in the Taskbar search box, and click on the individual search result. Then, navigate to this path:

User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Office 2016 > Miscellaneous

Here you can find a setting named Do not automatically hyperlink screenshots. You need to double-click on this setting and choose the Enabled option.

Click the OK button to save the change.

Stop Word, Excel, PowerPoint from hyperlinking screenshots automatically using Registry

To stop Word, Excel, PowerPoint from hyperlinking screenshots automatically using Registry, follow these steps:

1. Press Win+R to display the Run prompt.
2. Type regedit > hit the Enter button > click the Yes button.
3. Navigate to Microsoft in HKCU.
4. Right-click on Microsoft > New > Keyand set the name as office.
5. Right-click on office > New > Key and name it as 0.
6. Create a sub-key named gfx.
7. Right-click on gfx > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
8. Name it as disablescreenshotautohyperlink.
9. Double-click on it to set the Value data as 1.
10. Click the OK button.
11. Restart your PC.

Let’s check out these aforementioned steps in detail.

First, press Win+R > type regedit > press the Enter button and click on the Yes option in the UAC prompt. Once the Registry Editor is opened, navigate to this path:

HKEY _CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft

Right-click on Microsoft > New > Key and name it as office.

Follow the same steps to create a sub-key named 16.0 and gfx. Then, right-click on gfx > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it as disablescreenshotautohyperlink.

Double-click on it to set the Value data as 1 and click the OK button.

Next, restart your computer.

What is Do not automatically hyperlink screenshot?

At times, Office apps can hyperlink images when you use the in-built Screenshot tool. It does that to store the file path on your computer. If you do not want to do that, you can follow the above-mentioned steps to disable this functionality in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

How do I turn off automatic hyperlinks?

To turn off automatic hyperlinks in the Office app, you can follow these guides. First, you need to open the Options panel in the respective Office app. Then, switch to the Advanced tab and tick the Do not automatically hyperlink screenshot checkbox. Finally, click the OK button to save the change.

That’s all! Hope this guide helped.

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