You can turn off smart tags.
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On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the Smart Tags tab.
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Clear the Embed smart tags in this workbook check box.
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Close and reopen the workbook.
You can also hide all smart tags in a workbook.
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On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the Smart Tags tab.
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In the Show smart tags as box, click None.
I turned off smart tags, but they still show up in my workbooks.
You may have copied text containing a smart tag from another document into your workbook, or smart tags may have been recognized in a document opened on someone else's computer.
To delete the smart tags:
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On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the Smart Tags tab.
- Clear the Embed smart tags in this workbook check box.
- Close and reopen the workbook.
To remove individual smart tags as they occur:
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Move the insertion point over the text until Smart Tag Actions appears.
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Click the arrow next to Smart Tag Actions , and then click Remove this Smart Tag.
I'd like to use smart tags, but I don't want purple triangles on my worksheet.
You can hide the purple triangles and still use the smart tags feature.
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On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the Smart Tag tab.
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In the Show smart tags as list, click Button Only.
- Move the insertion point over the text that might be recognized as a smart tag, such as a financial symbol.
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Click the arrow next to Smart Tag Actions . You can select an action, even though the purple triangle is absent.
My workbook file size is larger when I include smart tags in my workbook.
Smart tags increase the file size. When size is a concern, turn off the option to embed and save smart tags.
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On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the Smart Tag tab.
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Clear the Embed smart tags in this workbook check box.
Smart tags aren't available
I don't see any smart tags in my workbook.
- On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the Smart Tag tab.
- Select the Label data with smart tags check box.
- In the Show smart tags as list, make sure that either Indicator and Button or Button Only are selected.
I don't see smart tags when I type a person's name.
Microsoft Excel recognizes names as smart tags only if you've recently sent the person e-mail.
Saving smart tags
Some smart tags are lost when I save my worksheet as a Web page.
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Smart tags can only be viewed using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or later.
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Smart tags are not saved if the user chooses to publish to a Web page instead of saving the workbook as a Web page.