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How can I change a text url in a received message to a hyperlink?

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BobMike7
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I receive emails from some senders that show a forwarded URL as text. I would like to have these changed to a hyperlink in the message. These are trusted senders. Now I have to highlight the URL, copy it , open my browser and paste it in the address bar of the browser.

I receive emails from some senders that show a forwarded URL as text. I would like to have these changed to a hyperlink in the message. These are trusted senders. Now I have to highlight the URL, copy it , open my browser and paste it in the address bar of the browser.

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Does this add-on work for those URLs?

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/text-link/

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Zenos
Zenos
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Usually, an URL that doesn't show as a link has something wrong with it. Most email clients will present valid URLs as clickable links. Do you need to be particular about which part of the text you copy-and-paste to the address bar?

BobMike7
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This happens with two senders. I just highlight the entire forwarded URL text. It works once I paste it into the address bar.

sfhowes
sfhowes
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Does this add-on work for those URLs?

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/text-link/

BobMike7
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Thanks. it seems to work.