Excel Hyperlinks

You can create a hyperlink to a web page, existing Excel file, place in the current document or e-mail address. Right click on the cell that contains the hyperlink to edit or remove the hyperlink.

To create a hyperlink, execute the following steps.

1. Select a cell.

2. On the Insert tab, click Hyperlink.

The 'Insert Hyperlink" dialog box appears.

Hyperlink to Existing File or Web Page

To create a link to a web page, simply type in the address of the web page and the text to display.

Result:

Note: if you want to change the text that appears when you hover over the link, click ScreenTip...

To create a link to an existing Excel file, select the file from the 'Look in' drop-down list.

Hyperlink to place in this document

To create a link to a place in this document, execute the following steps.

1. Click 'Place in This Document' under Link to.

2. Type the cell reference and the text to display.

Result:

Note: if you want to change the text that appears when you hover over the link, click ScreenTip...

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