Show hidden links in new coming messages in Outlook
For example, you may receive an email in Microsoft Outlook containing a clickable link, but the hyperlink’s address is hidden (as shown in the screenshot). For your security and safety, verifying the hidden link address before clicking on it is always a good idea. This article explains how to reveal hidden link addresses in messages in Microsoft Outlook.
Show hidden links with manually hovering mouse over links one by one
Show all hidden links automatically with "Kutools for Outlook"
Show hidden links with manually hovering mouse over links one by one
To show a hidden link address in an email message, the most common way is to move the mouse over the link’s display text one by one, and the hidden link address will appear when the cursor becomes a hand. See screenshot:
Note: when you move mouse away from the display text of link, the hidden link address will disappear again.
Show all hidden links automatically with "Kutools for Outlook"
To make it easier for users to view hidden links in emails, "Kutools for Outlook" has introduced two helpful features. One allows you to reveal all hidden links in the current email with a single click, while the other automatically displays hidden links in all emails, including new ones, in your inbox. Let's take a look at how these features work.
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🔴 One-click to show all hidden links
Step 1. After installing "Kutools for Outlook", click "Kutools" > "Anti Phishing" > "Manually Show Hidden Links".
Step 2. Then select the message you want to view the hidden links, you will see a "Show Hidden Links" button displayed in the message preview window, click it.
Now all hidden links of the message are shown.
For going back to the original links, click "Show Original Links" button.
🔴 Automatically show hidden links of all incoming messages
Step 1. After installing "Kutools for Outlook", click "Kutools" > "Anti Phishing" > "Automatically Show Hidden Links".
Now, all hidden links in incoming messages are displayed, including those in messages that are being received.
Demo: How to use Anti-Phishing feature
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