How do you remove hyperlinks?

Question

has "Numbers" received an update recently? maybe I missed it. but i can no longer remove hyperlinks from a cell.
I still want the URL there -- but in plain text format -- but i don't want a working hyperlink. I used to be able to left-click on the cell and a little box came up, where you could amend the text, and remove the link -- nice and easy.
But when you click on the link now, all it does is open up Safari and takes you straight to the page
I've highlighted the cell, the text, and searched through all the menus, but there doesn't seem to be any way to remove the hyperlink. All you can do is type the whole thing out again, which can take ages when you've got a long URL
anyone got any ideas?

Answer 1

Hello
If you wish, you may also try a script given at the end of the following thread.
How to convert hyperlinks to url
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4544519?tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/message/20522031
Regards,
H
PS. Under OS X 10.9, you need to change the ruby interpreter at the beginning of main.rb from:
#!/usr/bin/ruby
to:
#!/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby
For convenience, here I post the entire revised codes, which can be used under OSX 10.5 through 10.9.
hyperlink to url.applescript
    convert hyperlink to url in selection in Numbers
    save this as script bundle or application bundle and
    put ruby script in its Contents/Resources with the name used in this script, e.g., main.rb
_main()
on _main()
    script o
        property _prompt : "Hyperlink to URL - options:"
        property _options : {"0 : kill links", "1 : kill links but keep styles", "2 : keep links alive"}
        property _default : 0
        -- (1) copy the current selection to clipboard
        tell application "System Events"
            tell process "Numbers"
                set frontmost to true
                keystroke "c" using {command down}
            end tell
        end tell
        delay 0.1 -- may need to adjust
        -- (2) convent links to urls by modifying rtf data in clipboard
        -- -- (2.0) accept conversion option
        tell application "Numbers"
            set r to choose from list _options with prompt _prompt default items {_options's item (1 + _default)}
        end tell
        if r is false then error number -128
        set _option to r's item 1's character 1 as integer
            0 = replace links with urls and kill the links discarding links text colour and underline style
            1 = replace links with urls and kill the links preserving links text attributes
            2 = replace links with urls and keep the links alive
        -- -- (2.1) invoke Contents/Resources/main.rb with _option argument
        set rbf to (path to resource "main.rb")'s POSIX path
        do shell script rbf's quoted form & " " & _option
        -- (3) paste the edited rtf to the current selection
        tell application "System Events"
            tell process "Numbers"
                set frontmost to true
                keystroke "v" using {command down}
            end tell
        end tell
    end script
    tell o to run
end _main
main.rb
#!/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby
# file
#    main.rb
# function
#    convert hyperlinks to urls in rtf data in clipboard
require 'osx/cocoa'
include OSX
def hyperlink_to_url_pboard(option=0)
    #    int option :
    #        0 = replace links with urls and kill the links discarding links text colour and underline style
    #        1 = replace links with urls and kill the links preserving links text attributes
    #        2 = replace links with urls and keep the links alive
    raise ArgumentError, "invalid option: #{option}" unless [0,1,2].include? option
    # get rtf data from clipboard
    pb = NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard
    data = pb.dataForType('public.rtf')
    # make mutable attributed string from rtf data
    docattr = OCObject.new
    mas = NSMutableAttributedString.alloc.objc_send(
        :initWithRTF, data,
        :documentAttributes, docattr)   
    # replace hyperlinks with url strings, optionally preserving or discarding existing attributes
    tr = NSMakeRange(0, mas.length)
    while tr.length > 0
        er = NSRange.new
        url = mas.objc_send(
            :attribute, NSLinkAttributeName,
            :atIndex, tr.location,
            :longestEffectiveRange, er,
            :inRange, tr)
        if url != nil
            if option <= 1
                # kill the link
                mas.objc_send(
                    :removeAttribute, NSLinkAttributeName,
                    :range, er)
            end
            if option == 0
                # remove foreground colour from link
                mas.objc_send(
                    :removeAttribute, NSForegroundColorAttributeName,
                    :range, er)
                # remove underline style from link
                mas.objc_send(
                    :removeAttribute, NSUnderlineStyleAttributeName,
                    :range, er)
            end
            # replace anchor text with url string
            href = url.absoluteString
            mas.objc_send(
                :replaceCharactersInRange, er,
                :withString, href)
            # adjust ranges in case href and anchor have different length
            delta = href.length - er.length
            er.length += delta
            tr.length += delta
        end
        tr = NSMakeRange(NSMaxRange(er), tr.length - er.length)
    end
    # clean up modified attributed string
    r = NSMakeRange(0, mas.length)
    mas.fixAttributesInRange(r)
    # make rtf data from mutable attributed string
    data = mas.objc_send(
        :RTFFromRange, r,
        :documentAttributes, docattr)
    # copy rtf data to the clipboard
    pb.objc_send(
        :declareTypes, ['public.rtf'],
        :owner, nil)
    pb.objc_send(
        :setData, data,
        :forType, 'public.rtf')
end
# main
option = ARGV[0].to_i
hyperlink_to_url_pboard(option)