# Impossible to disable auto linking

**URL:** <https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/impossible-to-disable-auto-linking/2694>\
**Category:** Calc\
**Created:** [June 12, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/impossible-to-disable-auto-linking/2694 "2024-06-12T01:04:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![SafeLamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SafeLamp](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/SafeLamp)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/impossible-to-disable-auto-linking/2694/1 "2024-06-12T01:04:38Z")

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If your text is the actual link in a cell it’s impossible to remove the auto linking. There’s also no options to disable auto linking feature.

Pressing this button doesn’t remove the link.

![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/collaboraonline/original/2X/6/60166facb55cf8c1aec2319a8cfb2273128327e3.png)

Even if I tried not using a link and use a word instead, the remove link button doesn’t work either.

This seems like a bug report but I’m not sure where to report it.

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**Author:** ![Tex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Tex](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/Tex)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/impossible-to-disable-auto-linking/2694/2 "2024-06-13T05:10:15Z")

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Hey @SafeLamp. Welcome to the forum + thanks for the report. 🙂

I confirm this bug. Also looks like the “Copy link location” button doesn’t work either!

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So, in Calc, after clicking on a URL and getting the popup.

You then can click on:

- The URL works.
  - YES → Get the “External link” popup + sends you to URL.

- “Copy link location”
  - NO.

- “Edit Link”
  - YES → get the “Hyperlink” popup.

- “Remove Link”
  - NO.

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Would also help to get your exact:

- **Help \> About** info too!

Here’s mine:

```auto
COOLWSD version: 24.04.4.1 (git hash: bada0174)
LOKit version: Collabora Office 24.04.4.1 (git hash: ddb454b)
Served by: Linux Mint 21.3
Server ID: a54351db

```

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> [@SafeLamp](#):
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> This seems like a bug report but I’m not sure where to report it.

The [“Collabora Online” Github](https://github.com/CollaboraOnline/online/issues) is where bug reports go. 🙂

Do you have an account there? (If not, then I can post it there too if needed.)

> [@SafeLamp](#):
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> If your text is the actual link in a cell it’s impossible to remove the auto linking.

If you want to remove hyperlinks in Calc, you can also remove it manually by:

### Method 1: “Clear Direct Formatting” button in Home tab

 ![Collabora.24.04.4.1.-.Calc.-.Clear.Direct.Formatting](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/collaboraonline/original/2X/c/c944a8ee425d2c3b2dc82273fdbfa9475ca9847e.png)

### Method 2: Right-Click

- Highlight the cell.
- **Right-Click \> Clear Direct Formatting**

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**Author:** ![SafeLamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SafeLamp](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/SafeLamp)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/impossible-to-disable-auto-linking/2694/3 "2024-06-13T16:54:45Z")

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> Would also help to get your exact: Help \> About info too!

```auto
COOLWSD version: 24.04.3.1 (git hash: 594b605 (E))
LOKit version: Collabora Office 24.04.3.1 (git hash: 31b6e2c)
Served by: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

```

Thanks for the provided solutions. I do have an account on Github where I added [this](https://github.com/CollaboraOnline/online/issues/9280) issue discussed here. I took the liberty to use your write up which brought up more issues. Hope that’s fine and thank you for helping!