How do I turn off Link Preview in Outlook for Mac

How do I turn off Link Preview in Outlook for Mac?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on May 31, 2021 3:22 PM

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a brody

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Jun 1, 2021 12:20 PM in response to Bardsljr

Are you talking about the popup that shows the true link as it would appear in the URL window of the web browser popping up whenever you hover over a link? That's there for your protection. So often people send spoof emails that look genuine. Knowing where the links go, will prevent you from opening a phishing website.

When editing messages and forwarding them, you can drag select a link and remove the hyperlink using the control-mouse click.

Bardsljr Author

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Jun 1, 2021 2:04 PM in response to a brody

Thanks but I would prefer it off as I had it before I had to reinstall my operating system and re-download Office. Does anyone know a way to turn this off? I would have thought it would be in Preference.....but no.

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