In April 2011, Mdsuhair asked a question at the Chandoo.org Forums
This is a candidate for Solver.
This post will walk us through the solution to the problem using Solver. It uses Solver and screen shots from Excel 2007.
All versions of Excel have solver available. Users should note that the screen shots may not match your version although the functionality will, some of the functions appear in different locations in different versions of Solver.
What and Where Is Solver
What is Solver
Solver is an Excel add-in that can solve problems by enabling a Target cell to achieve some goal.
This goal may be to minimse, maximise, or achieve some target value.
It solves the problem by adjusting a number of input cells according to a set of criteria or constraints which are defined by the user.
Where is Solver
Solver is an Excel add-in supplied with Excel, but not enabled by default.
To enable solver
File, Excel Options, Add-ins, Manage Excel Add-ins, Select the Solver Add-in checkbox
Solver will now appear as a New Tab on the Data, Analysis Tab
Solver Example
This post is based around a worked example Solver Example File, the file is compatible with all versions of Excel.
Defining the Problem
Mdsuhair had a series of 8 Items each which had a value:
He wants to know which items should be combined so that the sum of the values of the items is nearly equal.
To do this we need to assign each item into a Bucket. Namely Bucket A and Bucket B.
We will put values of 1 into a Bucket for each Item to show that it is assigned to that Bucket and a value of 0 to show that the bucket is empty (In/Out) Value.
We can start by adding a Total Column, which counts items in Buckets A + Bucket B for each Item, It then totals the totals.
We also know that we need to work out the Value of each Item in each Bucket
We do this by multiplying the Items Value by the Buckets (In/Out) value
Finally we need to add up the values in each Bucket and work out the difference between them
Mdsuhair’s original problem was to minimise the difference between the sum of the values in the 2 buckets.
Now we can place values of 1 in the buckets manually and Excel will show us the value of each Bucket and the Difference between them in Cell G11.
I have applied some conditional formatting to show when a cell has a value > 0.
The problem is that there are 28 or 256 combinations of answers, and to test them all manually at 1 every 5 seconds would take 21.3 minutes, assuming we can keep up that pace and remember which was the best combination.
This is where solver comes to the fore.
Applying Solver
To apply solver we need to define a series of requirements, rules and constraints.
These requirements, rules and constraints guide solver and set limits which allow solver to quickly narrow in on the answer.
What are our rules
Our main requirement is to minimise the difference between the value of the 2 buckets.
The difference between the 2 buckets in our example is cell G11, the sum of Bucket 2 values minus the Sum of Bucket 1 values.
We want to have G11 as low as possible but greater than or equal to 0.
We also know that an item can only be in Bucket A or Bucket B, it can’t be in both and can’t be Broken apart.
That is 2 Constraints for each Item
Firstly The Total column must be equal to 1
Secondly the Buckets Values must be Integers
We also know that the Total Number of Items is 8, this is another constraint.
We will discuss how these constraints are used in the next section
The Solver Window
This section will explain the solver window and its use in defining the problem within solver.
A Blank Solver Window
A Filled Solver Window
Set Target Cell:
This is the Target cell which is the cell which you are trying to solve the problem for.
Our Target cell is G11, The difference between the 2 Buckets values
Equal To:
The Equal To: section defines what we want to do with our Target Cell.
We want to achieve the same value in each Bucket and so the difference between the Buckets will be 0.
It might sound strange but we don’t want to minimise that difference. A minimal value will be achieved when all the Items are placed in Bucket A, as our equation for G11 will then have 0 – Total which is –Total, which is more minimal than 0.
Another way to constrain this is to Change G11 to =Abs(G10-H10)
This allows us to use Min as an Equal To: Value
But for now we can just leave G11 as =G10-H10 and we will set the Equal To: section as 0.
By Changing Cells:
Changing Cells: refers to the cells which will be modified by Solver to try and solve the problem.
We want to let Solver change the number of items in each bucket, this is the range: $C$2:$D$9
Hint: You can try the Guess button next to the Range Reference and Solver will take a Guess at what cells the problem is dependent on.
Always check this if you use it, especially in complex models.
Subject to the Constraints:
Constraints are the rules which define the limits of the possible solutions to the problem
We will add several constraints for our rules:
1. The Total column must be equal to 1 for each Item
2. The Bucket Value must be an Integer
3. The total contents of the 2 buckets must be 8 items
4. You could add a further constraint that each Bucket should hold the same number of items
Hint: As a general Rule, Under Constrain rather than over constrain! You can always add more constraints later.
To do this we will use the Add Constraint Button
1. We need to add a constraint for each cell in the Range E2:E9 that it is only allowed to be = 1
This constraint must be applied for each cell in the range E2:E9
2. We need to add a constraint for each cell in the Range C2:D9 that it is only allowed to be an integer
This constraint must be applied for each cell in the range C2:D9
3. We need to add a constraint for the Total of the 2 Buckets, E10=8
You can Change or Delete Constraints if you make a mistake by selecting the appropriate constraint and using the Change or Delete Buttons
Save and Load Solves Parameters
Selecting the Options Button there is the Option to Save Model and Load Models.
Hint: The Save/Load Models has been shifted onto the main Solver dialog in Excel 2010.
Using the Save Model and Load Model options you can Save and the Load the Solver Parameters for your model. The Save Model saves the parameters in a Range of cells as shown below.
This allows an easy way to actually setup and/or change the solver parameters.
Hint: Setup one constraint using solver then Save the model. Edit the model on the worksheet and re-load the model as required.
Note: That the parameters although when saved show as True/False or Numbers are all Excel Equations, see above.
This means you can edit them to change the Constraints and Parameters as required and re-load them into solver.
I have included 3 sets of Parameters for our model.
These are:
- Base Case – Forces bucket values to be equal, Allows uneven bucket counts
- Equal Sized Buckets – Forces each bucket to contain the same number of items
- Force an error – Which forces an error in the solver model
Load each model and try them at your leisure.
Running the Solver Model
Warning: Solver is a computationally complex add-in, so once your model is setup, Save your Workbook.
Prior to running the model there are a few parameters we should look at to ensure the model solves correctly.
On the main Solver window select the Options button. (Some of these parameters are on the Main Solver window in Solver 2010)
Generally you can accept the defaults but in this case we will change the following
Assume Linear Model – Select
Assume Non-Negative – Select
Note: Solver in Excel 2010 will return a better answer without these 2 parameters enabled by default
The other 2 parameters which you may need to change from time to time is
Precision: Precision is a number from 0 to 1 and higher means more precise
Tolerance: Tolerance shows how far away from a Number, an Integer constraint is allowed to be
The use of the Estimates, Derivatives and Search parameters are beyond the scope of this post. I direct you to the Excel Help on these subjects, by selecting the Help button.
Run the Model
To Run the Model, select the Solve Button from the main Solver menu.
The main status bar in Excel will flash up a number of statistics about the internal workings of the Solver add-in. Generally these flash by and are too fast to read. If a model is too complex it may stall and you won’t see any movement for a while. Solver generally recovers from these problems itself.
Once the Solver model finishes it will display a dialog of the results and allow you to do several things
First thing to note is that “Solver Found a Solution“.
If it has found a solution, the worksheet cells will be changed to show the solution
You now have 4 options:
- Run a Report
- Save a Scenario
- Return to the model
- Check Your Results
Run a Report
Run a report by clicking the report you want.
A new sheet will be added to your workbook depending on the report but will be called:
- Answer Report 1,
- Sensitivity Report 1
- Limits Reports 1
etc.
Note, that not all reports are relevant at all times, depending on the Constraints you have applied.
Save a Scenario
Selecting the Save a Scenario button takes you to the Save Scenario dialog.
Type in a Name and the Scenario of your model is saved as a Scenario.
Scenarios as available for use in the Scenario Manager, which is accessed from the Data, What-If-Analysis Tab
Return to the model
You can return to your model and either:
- Keep Solver Solution
- Restore Original Values
Check the Results
Solver is probably the most Black Box’ish of systems within Excel. As such any results it puts out must be manually checked for suitableness before further use.
These checks for realness, should as a start confirm that the results meet all the criteria supplied.
Are the results roughly what were expected?
Are any Minimums or Maximums violated?
What If Solver Doesn’t Find a Solution?
From time to time Solver will return with an error that a “Solver could not find a feasible solution.”
When this happens it is indicating one of several possibilities:
- Your model is over or under constrained
- Your model constraints are impossible to meet
- Your model constraints have an error
Start by checking the current constraints for errors and ambiguities
Eg: in our case we have 8 items so requiring the Count of the two buckets to be 20 is impossible to meet
My Solver Answer has Strange Numbers?
In solver up to and including Excel 2007, solver would commonly return numbers like 3.5E-18.
This is 0.0000000000000000035, which is effectively 0
If your model returns these, feel free to go through the model and change them to 0, in our model we should also check as the corresponding 1, may in fact be 0.9999999999999999965.
It should be noted that this problem in Solver in Excel 2010 does not occur as often but will still occur.
What and How have you used solver in the past?
What and How have you used solver in the past?
Let us know in the comments below:
84 Responses to “Beam Me Up Scotty – Excel Hyperlinks”
I've just started using the formula version "=HYPERLINK("S:\Reserving\Management Judgment comments\check for MJ comments TOS 006 "&TEXT(month,"mmmm yyy")&".xls","MJ Comments")" and making it dynamic as some of the files that I use have a new name each month, or even each day.
I have an Excel file called "Important Stuff'. Rather than use post it notes, I put information I need into this file. I create hyperlinks to the files I most reference; especially when I have many different versions. I then add comments in the cells next to the hyperlinks to tell me what the differences are. I rarely have to search as everything is right there in the one file.
Great article! I'm bookmarking this for reference. Thanks for putting 'all you need to know about hyperlinks' in one place.
Hyperlinks are great but "Hyperlinks for navigating a spreadsheet are lost if saved as a "pdf". Even if you are utilizing Adobe Writer 8.0.0"
Great info! I never thought of using hyperlinks in Excel. Mostly used them in Word, email and especially in Powerpoint.
One cool thing I do is combine the hpyerlink function with a custom function I had help in building. I have a list of contractors from our Accounting Software (Quickbooks). We keep scanned copies of the 1099s in one folder. We can then download the data, which includes the vendors TaxPayer ID. The formula then checks for the file. If it exists, it provides a link to open it. If it doesn't it says so.
Here is the custom function code:
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Public Function MyFileExists(MyFilePath As String) As Boolean
Dim objFSO As Object
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
MyFileExists = objFSO.FileExists(MyFilePath)
Set objFSO = Nothing
End Function
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Bobby
BobbyBluford.com
This is aewsome. I have been using hyperlink since a long time. I like this option as this helps me create my Dashboard like a webpage. Thanks for sharing this, I got more insight of this option. 🙂
Bobby: Fantastic idea! What's amazing is as soon as I started reading 'scanned copies' in your post I was thinking 'hey that would be cool if you could just link to the files if and only if they exist'. Then you described how you do exactly that!
Nice one.
I use hyperlinks to jump from one location in a tab to another. When I add rows, the hyperlink destination location does not reflect the rows I just inserted. Does anyone know a way around this?
@All
If you like playing pranks on you co-workers or friends here is a simple Excel Hyperlink prank.
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Open a workbook, probably not an overly important one, and select a page then either Use Ctrl A twice or select all the cells by clicking in the area to the upper left of A1.
Right click any cell and insert a Hyperlink, doesn't matter what its to, Another page, a Web Site or Send an Email
close the file
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When anybody opens the file and clicks anywhere on the page it will execute the Hyperlink, even on a blank cell, where the Hyperlink isn't shown
This works particularly well on Blank worksheets
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To remove right click anywhere on the page and Remove Hyperlinks
I have been wrestling hyperlinks to PDF files for over a year now, I can insert hyperlinks fine, and they look beautiful, but when click on them it comes up with "Cannot Open the Specified File". Does anyone know if this is because PDFs are unsupported by Excel or can other people get hyperlinks to PDFs working OK.
My application is a register of approved capital expenditure projects and the link is to a PDF scan of the signed approved document.
Did you add ".pdf" when you created the link?
I know this is an old comment, but we had the same problem too and the solution takes a little digging.
1. Open Adobe Reader X
2. Pick "Preferences" from the "Edit" menu
3. Pick the "General" category on the left.
4. Uncheck the "Enable Protected Mode at startup" box at the bottom.
5. Close Adobe Reader and retry opening the PDF file from Excel and it should work now.
Abobe Reader XI has a similar problem with a different error message. The settings in Reader XI seem to be Edit > Preferences > Security (Enhanced). At first I tried unchecking "Enable Protected Mode at startup" as this was the fix in Acrobat X. This did not work for me the first time. Then I tried unchecking "Enable Enhanced Security" and it started working. Then to test it, I re-checked both boxes... and it still works. I am not sure if other settings changed along the way, so I can't confirm the resolution other than "try this and see if it works!"
@JJ
What version of Excel are you using ?
and
What PDF Reader are you using ?
I assume you are using the Link to an Existing File or Web Page dialog?
Because that has worked as described for years without error
I am using excel 2007
The PDF reader I am using is Adobe Reader X.
So nothing really unusual.
I am using the Insert Ribbon, then the Hyperlink Icon.
I just had anohter play with it - it seems to work OK if the PDF file is on my C drive, but as soon as the PDF file is on a network drive it comes up with the error.
[...] Introduction to Excel Hyperlinks [...]
Dear Bobby i think your solution is very near to my requriment but can please explain in layman terms . I have a set of files in a folder let say a,b,c,d,e and i have a range of column in excel a1,b1,c1,d1,e1 .So if i click cell a1 file "a" should open. For range of 5 cells we can hyperlink each cell but if i have 100s of cells and files How can i apply hyperlink to all of them at once please explain
I'm using excel 2010 & adobe reader 10 - getting the same error "Cannot Open the Specified File” when linking to a file on a networked drive. File opens fine if it's on my PC.
Hope this helps.
Say in cell Z1, I have the URL: http://www.microsoft.com
And, I have a rectangle shape near A1... and I want it to have a hyperlink... and the URL for the hyperlink should be the URL in cell Z1.
So, when someone clicking the Rect will be taken to http://www.microsoft.com
When the URL is changed in cell Z1 to say http://www.yahoo.com
Now, when clicking the Rect should take him to the new URL.
How to achieve this? Thanks.
I am using Excel 2007. I have a spreadsheet with hyperlinks that were created using formulas, such as =HYPERLINK( Link Location, Name).
The hyperlinks work fine while I am in Excel, so I know they are active. However, when I use Acrobat 10 Pro to pdf the spreadsheet (and select the option to "Add Links") the Web links are no longer active.
I imagine it's because Acrobat cannot handle the "behind the scenes" commands such as a formula, and then just uses the visible text in that particular cell.
Has anyone found a work-a-round for this problem?
The problem is that the hyperlinks in Excel are nothing more than cell references. However the cell disappear when saving as .pdf.
In Powerpoint, the slide references can convert to pdf and continue to work.
[...] Hyperlinks: for accessing other parts of the workbook & data [...]
I have a single page dashboard created, where I would like each of the graphs to serve as a hyperlink to the actual data that creates the graph. The problem I'm running into is the URL for the hyperlink can be very long, depending on the data used to create the graph. Does anyone know how to get around the 255 characters limit Excel has on URLs? I used =Hyperlink(A1)&Hyperlink(A2) without Excel returning an error, but when I click on the link, it doesn't do anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Brad,
I realize this comment is about 4 1/2 years old and you probably won't see this. But for anyone else who reads this, what about a URL shortening service like bitly, tinyurl, etc.?
I need to use hyperlink in excel to brows a web page according to each row
of a table that it's data comes from a external source such a sql connection.
but the text I have genarated from sql query "=hyperlink("Http://somthing.com","WebPage")"
appearing just like above text if i edit i in sheet for example adding some space after of before text and accepting changes then link become a real link
any kelp!
I would be appreciate
The simplest way to add web page links is:
1. In your browser, copy the url
2. Paste the url into a cell
3. Press F2
Done!
Hi Gents
i don't have not much knowledge about hyper link.Could please any
one can explain how hyper link has been working.
@Mohanraj
A hyperlink is like a shortcut
By selecti8ng the hyper link it takes you somewhere else
Hyperlinks can:
Take you some place else, like another sheet or workbook or open other file, they don't even have to be an Excel file
Hyperlinks can be placed in cells, ranges or objects in Worksheets like Charts or Rectangles etc, all of which trigger the hyper link when you click them
The post should tell you the rest of the story on how to use them
Hi I am trying to insert an activex control from Developer tab and add hyperlink (web address) to it. Hyperlink button is not enabled in Excel 2010. The same option is available in Excel 2007. I am trying to this by C# code using this function.
ActiveSheet.Hyperlinks.Add(ActiveXObject,"http:\\www.gmail.com",Type.Missing,"Screen Tip",Type.Missing);
This code throws 'invalid argument' exception. I tried to use 'Application.Selection' for anchor as first argument with out any success.
Any help is appreciated.
Regards,
Thanks with regard to providing these types of
good information.
Please tell any body..
Can we add a shortcut key as address of a hyperlink in Excel so that when we click on that hyper link the shortcut key works.
[…] Introduction to hyperlinks […]
I have an excel sheet with quite a lot of hyperlinks to files and folders in the server. We will be implementing new servers as part of a project, which means the directory structure of the old server will be moved to the new one.
Is there an easy way to keep the existing hyperlinks intact when moving to the new server? or do I have to edit each hyperlink and start all over again?
Your help on this much appreciated.
Cheers
ST
useful information
trying to hyperlink a cell with an object placed in shared folder.
It only kinks the shared folder but not the object in it...help!!!
I love the details on your websites. Thanks for your time!
Pl show me how to add a hypelink inside a text box, shape & image
so when I click any of the above it directs to hyperlink destination
Thanks
kanil
@Kanil
Simply insert a shape
Right click on the shape and select Hyperlink
I am trying to insert a .pdf file into an Excel spreadsheet. I have a large library of .pdf part drawings located on our server.
Path = Z:\MachineShop\Administration\Customer Drawings\
I would like the hyperlink to use a concatenated cell (C19) which contains =CONCATENATE(QUOTE!C1, QUOTE!D19)) QUOTE!C1 is the name of the file minus the .pdf suffix and QUOTE!D19 contains the .pdf suffix which is added to the part number to complete the file name. I would like the hyperlinked image to automatically load when a new value (part number) is entered into QUOTE!C1. Is this possible?
Trying to display only text if a parameter is/isn't found on a positive or negative IF response when using the IF and HYPERLINK functions together. If looking for a "No" value (positive) or if looking for a "Yes" value (negative); both are written correctly, to include the VBA macro, and what should drive a text-only response supplies a hyperlink that shouldn't be a hyperlink. It goes like this:
With Table1:
Positive No response:
=IF($O2="No", "Missing", IF($O2="Yes", HYPERLINK(pathname(), "Open"), HYPERLINK(alternatepathname(), "Open")))
Negative No response:
=IF($O2="Yes", HYPERLINK(pathname(), "Open"), IF($O2="Yes", HYPERLINK(alternatepathname(), "Open"), "Missing"))
Well, based on both responses, if Missing is displayed, it is a hyperlink, that points to nothing, instead of text. It looks like a flaw in Excel's coding. Is there a way to force just text to display?
As soon as I posted this, I found the answer.
The desired text-only response should still be writted with a HYPERLINK since one HYPERLINK function makes the entire cell followable regardless of the answer. In my case, I should write my formula like so:
=IF($O2=”No”, HYPERLINK("", "Missing", IF($O2="Yes", HYPERLINK(pathname(), "Open"), HYPERLINK(alternatepathname(), "Open")))
Having applied this, the hyperlink "look" still exists, but you can format over the cells. You don't have an active hyperlink, but you would still get the "pointer hand" like it were a hyperlink.
Hi,
I have an issue with Excel 2013. I am trying to add Navigation buttons to move around my workbook and I can't. I link the hyperlink to the place I want and try clicking the newly placed button/hyperlink and it throws up this Error Box message: ''Your organisation's policies are preventing us from completing this action for you. For more information please contact helpdesk.
Any ideas of what to check or change in Excel to be able to use hyperlinks? It was working a few days ago and now this nonsense!!
Thanks.
Without having Excel in front of me, you may want to check a few things.
File permissions in the folder your document is saved.
Make sure it isn't read-only.
If it is opened as an attachment, save it to your desktop first.
If it is saved to a network folder, try saving to your desktop.
See if you can add a trusted location for the document in Excel.
If you are still prohibited from this functionality, your group policy setting applied to your machine are probably restricting this action. You may have to look into whether you really need this functionality.
Hi All,
I have a question:
Is it possible to set hyperlink to an object?
What I mean is to follow the link to an object, not to put on an object.
For example, I have 10 pictures on my worksheets, I would like to set 10 hyperlinks on 10 cells (namely Pic 1, Pic 2, etc.) that will lead me to the corresponding pictures.
Is that possible?
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Cheers, 🙂
@MF
Yes,
Right click on the item, which can be a chart, shape, cell and Add/Insert Hyperlink
Set the location as a Range, Web address, external file etc
Hi Hui,
Thanks for your quick response.
However I want the link to be put on cell that will lead me to the object; not the other way.
Is it possible?
Why not put the pictures in a cell and link to the cell the picture is in?
Because the position of the object will be moved from time to time; and the picture is too big to be put into a single cell... 🙂
I link to charts often, and just merge cells or link to the upper left corner.
If it moves, that is trouble. Your best bet may be to run a macro to select it:
Sub SelectPicture()
Sheets("MyTab").Shapes("Picture 1").Select
End Sub
Thanks Mike for your suggestion.
I will give it a try. 🙂
I couldn't get the hyperlink formula to work and then found on some forums to put "#" before the sheet name..
so =HYPERLINK("#SHEET1!A1","WHY IN THE WORLD DOES THIS WORK")
does anyone know what the "#" does and why it is necessary?
thanks
Hi,
I have one excel document with four worksheets. The first sheet has the hyperlinks to the other worksheets. The issue I have is when I click on the hyperlink, it takes me directly to the source I need, but i find it hard to locate where the hyperlink has taken me on the screen, due to many cells of information being on the screen. So I'm wondering is there anyway of highlighting the cell that the hyperlink takes me to (ie: the source) or highlighting the borders of the source once I jumped there.
Hi
I have a workbook that I have created and am using a hyperlink to navigate to another page however I would like the info from the previous page NOT to save is there a way to do this?
@Angela
You could probably do this using some VBA Code
I'd suggest posting the question on the Forums and attach a sample file
http://forum.chandoo.org/
Explain exactly what you want to achieve
I am trying to create a hyperlink or formula that will generate an email but also include the file I am in as an attachment.
@Chandan
I doubt that can all be done by a simple Hyperlink
It could be done with a small piece of VBA Code
I'd suggest using the search box at the top right of this page as I am pretty sure that has been answered before
Thank you for the excellent tutorial. Pls help me on how to create a link in excel to open a specific page in pdf. I have use several code to do this but still take me to page of the pdf file. How do I do this to jump to a specific page directly by clicking a link from excel. Thank
@Muffliu
Try:
=hyperlink("E:\testfile.pdf#page=5")
I have an excel document with hyperlinks to a folder on my desktop. I now want to share the document, but am struggling to keep the hyperlinks working. When others open the file, I get an error that the internet site reports that the item requested cannot be found. Is there a work around that doesn't require re-hyperlinking all of the documents?
Hello,
Well we use a particular software for document management made by humming bird software. This software is supposed to be a last version Archive save. That is not what it is used for at our work though it is used as an active directory. I was wondering if anyone has recent experience with hyperlinking between two or more documents in this type of storage.
Is there a hyperlinks for dummies? I need to link a pdf in an excel spreadsheet from my PC. I want to be able to email it to send it by email and be able to open spread sheet with the link on smart phone. Please help!
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I have two mysteries in Excel 2010:
1. I was given a spreadsheet in which numerous cells were formatted with hyperlinks and asked to extract the hyperlinks so they could be viewed directly in adjacent cells. I never found a function that could do that and didn't have months to take a class to learn to use VBA.
2. When you type a URL into a cell and hit enter, Excel converts the formatting of that cell so that it becomes hyperlinked. I have a spreadsheet that stopped doing that. In fact, the Insert Hyperlink command has been disabled in the ribbon and in the right-click menu. (However, the =hyperlink("") function still works.) How did that happen, and how do I get the command back?
I checked File > Options > Proofing. Nothing was out of the ordinary there.
@Rich
Can you please ask the question in the Chandoo.org Forum http://forum.chandoo.org/
There are a number of ways Hyperlinks can be added and so attaching a sample file would be great and will speed up an answer
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How can you make the entire cell active? Normally only the text within the cell becomes active and the remaining white space only selects the cell. Example: if the cell columnwidth is say 30 but the hyperlink textToDisplay is "XYZ" then only "XYZ" will be the active portion and all the empty space within the cell is not.
There is an exception. If the cell is formatted with an indention then the entire cell becomes active. For my purpose this exception can be used but I desire to have the cell text centered. But sometimes the cell width is just a fraction larger than the width of the text so indention would break the desired formatting. This is why I would like to have the entire cell hyperlink active and the textToDisplay centered without an indent.
When I originally commented I seem to have clicked the -Notify me when new comments are added- checkbox and now whenever a comment is added
I receive four emails with the exact same comment.
Perhaps there is a way you are able to remove me from that service?
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I am having difficulty in opening a hyperlink to a pdf that is housed on the internet (an internet hyperlink ending in .pdf). When I first click the link in excel, I get an alert which says: "Opening.....pdf. Some files can contain viruses or otherwise be harmful to your computer.... Would you like to open? I click OK, and then I get an Excel error that says "Unable to open https://......pdf. The internet site report that a connection was established but the data is not available. How do I get around this? I can copy the hyperlink out of Excel, paste it into my web browser and it opens without any problems. Thanks.
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I tried the FoloowHyperlink worksheet event for a hyperlink text in a cell; attached some code to it, and it worked well. When I created a second hyperlink and attached some other code to this hyperlink in another cell, and clicked it, it worked but the result was not what I expected. The second hyperlink executed the code meant for the first hyperlink.
The questions are:
1. Whether the FoloowHyperlink event works for only one hyperlink in one sheet?
2. If not, how many hyperlinks can I create in ONE sheet and attach different code to them. How?
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I have a Master Excel Workbook in which i have linked the relative documents using hyperlinks. These workbooks open when i click on the Hyperlink. i have also created a back Link to Direct back to the Master. But in the process when i get directed back to Master Excel Workbook the Other Workbook which opened by clicking hyperlink remains open. I want those opened workbooks to close when i click back to master file. Is there a way in which i go directly to the master Excel Workbook by simultaneously closing the other Workbook.
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