Using Automator to format multiple HTML links in a Word to say "link"?

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#1

Thank you for reading this.

Is there any way to use Automator to auto format multiple links in a Word document to simply say “Link”, while retaining the underlying and correct URL address?

I have thousands of bibliographic citations that currently read like this…

Higashi, Y., Chayama, K., and Yoshizumi, M.(2005) Angiotensin II type I receptor blocker and endothelial function in humans: role of nitric oxide and oxidative stress. Curr.Med.Chem.Cardiovasc.Hematol.Agents: (3) 133-148.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15853700

Gerritsen, M. E.(2005) Genetic variations in vascular endothelial growth factor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase and their contributions to human disease. Microcirculation.: (12) 129-140.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15825252

But for a Web Page project need to read like this.

Higashi, Y., Chayama, K., and Yoshizumi, M.(2005) Angiotensin II type I receptor blocker and endothelial function in humans: role of nitric oxide and oxidative stress. Curr.Med.Chem.Cardiovasc.Hematol.Agents: (3) 133-148.
Link

Gerritsen, M. E.(2005) Genetic variations in vascular endothelial growth factor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase and their contributions to human disease. Microcirculation.: (12) 129-140.
Link

.while retaining the underlying and correct URL address, which is different for each citation, I know that I can go “Edit Hyperlink” and change the display name to “Link”, but doing thousands of time seems daunting. I’ve tried search/replace “wildcard”, but have not been successful.

Thank you.

#2

Hi,

this is the easiest way to change the displayed text of all links in the front document


tell application "Microsoft Word"
	set text to display of hyperlink objects of active document to "Link"
end tell