Hi

tools / autocorrect options / autoformat as you type - UNTICK internet and
network paths with hyperlinks

be warned, this may affect other programs like Word.

Alternatively, as soon as Excel changes it to a hyperlink use ctrl & z to
"undo" the change (or the undo icon on the toolbar)

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Cheers
JulieD
check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm
....well i'm working on it anyway
"tonyayres" wrote in message
...
If I enter an email address into a cell, Excel underlines it and then
treats
it as a live address. This makes it impossible to edit. The only solution
I
have found is to use Paste Special, but even then the pasted version
becomes
live again as soon as you have finished editing it.

Does anyone know a way of switching this maddening feature off - either
temporarily or permanently?

Tony