How do I convert a column of text URLs into active hyperlinks in Excel?

Question

I have a column in excel, wherein I have all the website url values. My question is I want to turn the url values to active links. There are about 200 entries in that column

Answer 1

1. Create a temporary new column of hyperlinks using formula =HYPERLINK()
2. Copy that column into Microsoft Word (copy to clipboard only after Word is running).
3. Copy everything in the new word document (ctrl+a, then ctrl+c).
4. Paste into Excel, replacing the original column of text. Delete the temporary column with the formula.