[SOLVED] Hyperlinks in Writer (.odt) document inactive

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kingfisher
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[SOLVED] Hyperlinks in Writer (.odt) document inactive

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Hello. I have searched here and in Tutorials as well as the application help but nothing is found with +hyperlink +inactive.

I use Writer infrequently. I have no trouble with hyperlinks in Calc. However, in a document in Writer, all hyperlinks appear to be inactive. I say that because there is no indication (such as a change in the mouse pointer) to indicate otherwise and clicking or double-clicking on the link does NOT launch the linked web page in the open browser.

The first snapshop is of a link as it appears :
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The second snapshop is of the dialogue to edit that hyperlink :
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I must be missing something obvious but what?
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Re: Hyperlinks in Writer (.odt) document inactive

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Moving the mouse pointer over a hyperlink in Writer should display a tooltip "Ctrl-click to open hyperlink...".
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Re: Hyperlinks in Writer (.odt) document inactive

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There is an option to turn off the requirement for Ctrl+Click in Tools>OPtions>Security>[Options...]
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Re: Hyperlinks in Writer (.odt) document inactive

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kingfisher wrote:... in a document in Writer, all hyperlinks appear to be inactive.
Tools > AutoCorrect > Options. Tick URL recognition.

Showing that a problem has been solved helps others searching so, if your problem is now solved, please view your first post in this thread and click the Edit button (top right in the post) and add [Solved] in front of the subject.
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Re: Hyperlinks in Writer (.odt) document inactive

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Thanks for the replies. No tool tip is displayed when the mouse pointer is hovered but CTRL + click opens the linked page in the browser.

I switched off the requirement for CTRL + click in Tools > Options and now the mouse pointer changes as it does when hovered over links in spreadsheets and opens the page with a simple click. I am marking the question as solved.
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