Excel e-mail hyperlink-how can I disable this auto feature
 

Using Excel 2000 (yeah, I know, get an update, but this is a government
agency and is not an option at my level), is there anyway to disable the
automatic creation of a hyperlink when entering an e-mail address. I know I
can individually remove the hyperlink once the address is entered, but I'd
like to universally turn off this feature. Can this be done. I saw a
solution posted for Excel 2002, but that solution doesn't appear to be an
option for autocorrect in Excel 2000.

TIA,

Rob