My word processor omits angle brackets and turns URLs into links in my works-cited list. Is that OK?
Some recent versions of word processors automatically turn network and e-mail addresses into hyperlinks, regardless of the document’s intended use. Hyperlinks may be useful for documents that are read on-screen. When a document is printed, however, the linking has no purpose. A research paper or manuscript that will be printed should be free of the irrelevant effects of hyperlinks. In Word 97, Word 2000, and Word 2002, you can turn off automatic hyperlinking by going to the menu “Tools” and choosing “AutoCorrect.” Then click on the tab “AutoFormat As You Type” and remove the check mark next to “Internet and network paths with hyperlinks.” Alternatively, you can leave this function on but remove hyperlinking from each URL individually, by clicking with the right mouse button on the URL to bring up a shortcut menu. From this menu in Word 97, choose “Hyperlink” and then “Edit Hyperlink,” and click on the button “Remove Link”; in Word 2000, choose “Hyperlink” and then “Remove Hyperlink”; i
