Automatically convert hyperlinks in MS Outlook 2008

When you are composing a new email in MS Outlook 2008, most of the time you will be inserting a hyperlink to a website. Depending on your email format settings, this "hyperlink" will not link anywhere, it will remain as regular text, such as this link

http://www.blogger.com/

Of course, it would be nicer if an internet address is automatically converted into a hyperlink, i.e.

http://www.blogger.com/

Outlook can do this automatically instead of manually converting each address into a clickable hyperlink. Here's how to do it:

• go to: Tools -> Options
• Click on the "Mail Format" tab
• Click on "Editor Options" at the bottom of the options dialog (this will bring up the "Editor Options" dialog)
• Click on the "Proofing" tab to your left
• Click on "AutoCorrect Options"
• Select "Internet and network paths with hyperlinks" in the "Replace as you type" section

Voila!