Removing web links

tony.groves · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:01 pm Post subject: Removing web links

I copied a lot of text (500 pages) into a Writer document from a set of web-pages, but the web links in the text have been retained and underlined, and I can't find any way to get rid of the links. I also can't find any way to get rid of the underlines, except by manually correcting each one.

Can anybody please tell me is there any way I can correct this (apart from unzipping the file and editing the XML)?

Thanks a lot.

AndrewZ · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:10 pm Post subject:

1. Using keyboard or mouse highlight links
2. In the Format menu, choose Default

tony.groves · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:28 pm Post subject:

OK, thanks, that's the manual way.

Since there are hundreds or even thousands of links there, I was hoping there would be a more automated way to do it.

However, if it has to be done manually, so be it.

Thanks.

tony.groves · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:47 pm Post subject:

I ended up unzipping the file, using a little Perl script to remove the links (and underlines) from the XML, and rezipping it. It was surprisingly quick and easy; I'll have to remember that.

AndrewZ · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:53 pm Post subject: