What is cell link in excel - Word и Excel - помощь в работе с программами

For quick access to related information in another file or on a web page, you can insert a hyperlink in a worksheet cell. You can also insert links in specific chart elements.

Note: Most of the screen shots in this article were taken in Excel 2016. If you have a different version your view might be slightly different, but unless otherwise noted, the functionality is the same.

On a worksheet, click the cell where you want to create a link.

You can also select an object, such as a picture or an element in a chart, that you want to use to represent the link.
- On the Insert tab, in the Links group, click Link .
You can also right-click the cell or graphic and then click Link on the shortcut menu, or you can press Ctrl+K.
Under Link to, click Create New Document.
In the Name of new document box, type a name for the new file.

Tip: To specify a location other than the one shown under Full path, you can type the new location preceding the name in the Name of new document box, or you can click Change to select the location that you want and then click OK.
Under When to edit, click Edit the new document later or Edit the new document now to specify when you want to open the new file for editing.
In the Text to display box, type the text that you want to use to represent the link.
To display helpful information when you rest the pointer on the link, click ScreenTip, type the text that you want in the ScreenTip text box, and then click OK.

On a worksheet, click the cell where you want to create a link.

You can also select an object, such as a picture or an element in a chart, that you want to use to represent the link.
- On the Insert tab, in the Links group, click Link .
You can also right-click the cell or object and then click Link on the shortcut menu, or you can press Ctrl+K.
Under Link to, click Existing File or Web Page.
Do one of the following:
- To select a file, click Current Folder, and then click the file that you want to link to.
  
  You can change the current folder by selecting a different folder in the Look in list.
- To select a web page, click Browsed Pages and then click the web page that you want to link to.
- To select a file that you recently used, click Recent Files, and then click the file that you want to link to.
- To enter the name and location of a known file or web page that you want to link to, type that information in the Address box.
- To locate a web page, click Browse the Web , open the web page that you want to link to, and then switch back to Excel without closing your browser.
If you want to create a link to a specific location in the file or on the web page, click Bookmark, and then double-click the bookmark that you want.

Note: The file or web page that you are linking to must have a bookmark.
In the Text to display box, type the text that you want to use to represent the link.
To display helpful information when you rest the pointer on the link, click ScreenTip, type the text that you want in the ScreenTip text box, and then click OK.

To link to a location in the current workbook or another workbook, you can either define a name for the destination cells or use a cell reference.

To use a name, you must name the destination cells in the destination workbook.

How to name a cell or a range of cells
1. Select the cell, range of cells, or nonadjacent selections that you want to name.
2. Click the Name box at the left end of the formula bar .
  
  Name box
3. In the Name box, type the name for the cells, and then press Enter.
  
  Note: Names can’t contain spaces and must begin with a letter.
On a worksheet of the source workbook, click the cell where you want to create a link.

You can also select an object, such as a picture or an element in a chart, that you want to use to represent the link.
- On the Insert tab, in the Links group, click Link .
You can also right-click the cell or object and then click Link on the shortcut menu, or you can press Ctrl+K.
Under Link to, do one of the following:
- To link to a location in your current workbook, click Place in This Document.
- To link to a location in another workbook, click Existing File or Web Page, locate and select the workbook that you want to link to, and then click Bookmark.
Do one of the following:
- In the Or select a place in this document box, under Cell Reference, click the worksheet that you want to link to, type the cell reference in the Type in the cell reference box, and then click OK.
- In the list under Defined Names, click the name that represents the cells that you want to link to, and then click OK.
In the Text to display box, type the text that you want to use to represent the link.
To display helpful information when you rest the pointer on the link, click ScreenTip, type the text that you want in the ScreenTip text box, and then click OK.

You can use the HYPERLINK function to create a link that opens a document that is stored on a network server, an intranet, or the Internet. When you click the cell that contains the HYPERLINK function, Excel opens the file that is stored at the location of the link.

Syntax

HYPERLINK(link_location,friendly_name)

Link_location is the path and file name to the document to be opened as text. Link_location can refer to a place in a document — such as a specific cell or named range in an Excel worksheet or workbook, or to a bookmark in a Microsoft Word document. The path can be to a file stored on a hard disk drive, or the path can be a universal naming convention (UNC) path on a server (in Microsoft Excel for Windows) or a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) path on the Internet or an intranet.

Link_location can be a text string enclosed in quotation marks or a cell that contains the link as a text string.
If the jump specified in link_location does not exist or can’t be navigated, an error appears when you click the cell.

Friendly_name is the jump text or numeric value that is displayed in the cell. Friendly_name is displayed in blue and is underlined. If friendly_name is omitted, the cell displays the link_location as the jump text.

Friendly_name can be a value, a text string, a name, or a cell that contains the jump text or value.
If friendly_name returns an error value (for example, #VALUE!), the cell displays the error instead of the jump text.

Examples

The following example opens a worksheet named Budget Report.xls that is stored on the Internet at the location named example.microsoft.com/report and displays the text «Click for report»:

=HYPERLINK(«http://example.microsoft.com/report/budget report.xls», «Click for report»)

The following example creates a link to cell F10 on the worksheet named Annual in the workbook Budget Report.xls, which is stored on the Internet at the location named example.microsoft.com/report. The cell on the worksheet that contains the link displays the contents of cell D1 as the jump text:

=HYPERLINK(«[http://example.microsoft.com/report/budget report.xls]Annual!F10», D1)

The following example creates a link to the range named DeptTotal on the worksheet named First Quarter in the workbook Budget Report.xls, which is stored on the Internet at the location named example.microsoft.com/report. The cell on the worksheet that contains the link displays the text «Click to see First Quarter Department Total»:

=HYPERLINK(«[http://example.microsoft.com/report/budget report.xls]First Quarter!DeptTotal», «Click to see First Quarter Department Total»)

To create a link to a specific location in a Microsoft Word document, you must use a bookmark to define the location you want to jump to in the document. The following example creates a link to the bookmark named QrtlyProfits in the document named Annual Report.doc located at example.microsoft.com:

=HYPERLINK(«[http://example.microsoft.com/Annual Report.doc]QrtlyProfits», «Quarterly Profit Report»)

In Excel for Windows, the following example displays the contents of cell D5 as the jump text in the cell and opens the file named 1stqtr.xls, which is stored on the server named FINANCE in the Statements share. This example uses a UNC path:

=HYPERLINK(«\FINANCEStatements1stqtr.xls», D5)

The following example opens the file 1stqtr.xls in Excel for Windows that is stored in a directory named Finance on drive D, and displays the numeric value stored in cell H10:

=HYPERLINK(«D:FINANCE1stqtr.xls», H10)

In Excel for Windows, the following example creates a link to the area named Totals in another (external) workbook, Mybook.xls:

=HYPERLINK(«[C:My DocumentsMybook.xls]Totals»)

In Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, the following example displays «Click here» in the cell and opens the file named First Quarter that is stored in a folder named Budget Reports on the hard drive named Macintosh HD:

=HYPERLINK(«Macintosh HD:Budget Reports:First Quarter», «Click here»)

You can create links within a worksheet to jump from one cell to another cell. For example, if the active worksheet is the sheet named June in the workbook named Budget, the following formula creates a link to cell E56. The link text itself is the value in cell E56.

=HYPERLINK(«[Budget]June!E56», E56)

To jump to a different sheet in the same workbook, change the name of the sheet in the link. In the previous example, to create a link to cell E56 on the September sheet, change the word «June» to «September.»

When you click a link to an email address, your email program automatically starts and creates an email message with the correct address in the To box, provided that you have an email program installed.

On a worksheet, click the cell where you want to create a link.

You can also select an object, such as a picture or an element in a chart, that you want to use to represent the link.
- On the Insert tab, in the Links group, click Link .
You can also right-click the cell or object and then click Link on the shortcut menu, or you can press Ctrl+K.
Under Link to, click E-mail Address.
In the E-mail address box, type the email address that you want.
In the Subject box, type the subject of the email message.

Note: Some web browsers and email programs may not recognize the subject line.
In the Text to display box, type the text that you want to use to represent the link.
To display helpful information when you rest the pointer on the link, click ScreenTip, type the text that you want in the ScreenTip text box, and then click OK.

You can also create a link to an email address in a cell by typing the address directly in the cell. For example, a link is created automatically when you type an email address, such as someone@example.com.

You can insert one or more external reference (also called links) from a workbook to another workbook that is located on your intranet or on the Internet. The workbook must not be saved as an HTML file.

Open the source workbook and select the cell or cell range that you want to copy.
On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Copy.
Switch to the worksheet that you want to place the information in, and then click the cell where you want the information to appear.
On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Paste Special.
Click Paste Link.

Excel creates an external reference link for the cell or each cell in the cell range.

Note: You may find it more convenient to create an external reference link without opening the workbook on the web. For each cell in the destination workbook where you want the external reference link, click the cell, and then type an equal sign (=), the URL address, and the location in the workbook. For example:

=’http://www.someones.homepage/[file.xls]Sheet1′!A1

=’ftp.server.somewhere/file.xls’!MyNamedCell

To select a hyperlink without activating the link to its destination, do one of the following:

Click the cell that contains the link, hold the mouse button until the pointer becomes a cross , and then release the mouse button.
Use the arrow keys to select the cell that contains the link.
If the link is represented by a graphic, hold down Ctrl, and then click the graphic.

You can change an existing link in your workbook by changing its destination, its appearance, or the text or graphic that is used to represent it.

Change the destination of a link

Select the cell or graphic that contains the link that you want to change.

Tip: To select a cell that contains a link without going to the link destination, click the cell and hold the mouse button until the pointer becomes a cross , and then release the mouse button. You can also use the arrow keys to select the cell. To select a graphic, hold down Ctrl and click the graphic.
- On the Insert tab, in the Links group, click Link.
You can also right-click the cell or graphic and then click Edit Link on the shortcut menu, or you can press Ctrl+K.
In the Edit Hyperlink dialog box, make the changes that you want.

Note: If the link was created by using the HYPERLINK worksheet function, you must edit the formula to change the destination. Select the cell that contains the link, and then click the formula bar to edit the formula.

You can change the appearance of all link text in the current workbook by changing the cell style for links.

On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Cell Styles.
Under Data and Model, do the following:
- To change the appearance of links that have not been clicked to go to their destinations, right-click Link, and then click Modify.
- To change the appearance of links that have been clicked to go to their destinations, right-click Followed Link, and then click Modify.
  
  Note: The Link cell style is available only when the workbook contains a link. The Followed Link cell style is available only when the workbook contains a link that has been clicked.
In the Style dialog box, click Format.
On the Font tab and Fill tab, select the formatting options that you want, and then click OK.
Notes:
- The options that you select in the Format Cells dialog box appear as selected under Style includes in the Style dialog box. You can clear the check boxes for any options that you don’t want to apply.
- Changes that you make to the Link and Followed Link cell styles apply to all links in the current workbook. You can’t change the appearance of individual links.

Select the cell or graphic that contains the link that you want to change.

Tip: To select a cell that contains a link without going to the link destination, click the cell and hold the mouse button until the pointer becomes a cross , and then release the mouse button. You can also use the arrow keys to select the cell. To select a graphic, hold down Ctrl and click the graphic.
Do one or more of the following:
- To change the link text, click in the formula bar, and then edit the text.
- To change the format of a graphic, right-click it, and then click the option that you need to change its format.
- To change text in a graphic, double-click the selected graphic, and then make the changes that you want.
- To change the graphic that represents the link, insert a new graphic, make it a link with the same destination, and then delete the old graphic and link.

Right-click the hyperlink that you want to copy or move, and then click Copy or Cut on the shortcut menu.
Right-click the cell that you want to copy or move the link to, and then click Paste on the shortcut menu.

By default, unspecified paths to hyperlink destination files are relative to the location of the active workbook. Use this procedure when you want to set a different default path. Each time that you create a link to a file in that location, you only have to specify the file name, not the path, in the Insert Hyperlink dialog box.

Follow one of the steps depending on the Excel version you are using:

In Excel 2016, Excel 2013, and Excel 2010:
1. Click the File tab.
2. Click Info.
3. Click Properties, and then select Advanced Properties.
4. In the Summary tab, in the Hyperlink base text box, type the path that you want to use.
  
  Note: You can override the link base address by using the full, or absolute, address for the link in the Insert Hyperlink dialog box.
In Excel 2007:
1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , click Prepare, and then click Properties.
2. In the Document Information Panel, click Properties, and then click Advanced Properties.
3. Click the Summary tab.
4. In the Hyperlink base box, type the path that you want to use.
Note: You can override the link base address by using the full, or absolute, address for the link in the Insert Hyperlink dialog box.

To delete a link, do one of the following:

To delete a link and the text that represents it, right-click the cell that contains the link, and then click Clear Contents on the shortcut menu.
To delete a link and the graphic that represents it, hold down Ctrl and click the graphic, and then press Delete.
To turn off a single link, right-click the link, and then click Remove Link on the shortcut menu.
To turn off several links at once, do the following:
1. In a blank cell, type the number 1.
2. Right-click the cell, and then click Copy on the shortcut menu.
3. Hold down Ctrl and select each link that you want to turn off.
  
  Tip: To select a cell that has a link in it without going to the link destination, click the cell and hold the mouse button until the pointer becomes a cross , and then release the mouse button.
4. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow below Paste, and then click Paste Special.
5. Under Operation, click Multiply, and then click OK.
6. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Cell Styles.
7. Under Good, Bad, and Neutral, select Normal.

A link opens another page or file when you click it. The destination is frequently another web page, but it can also be a picture, or an email address, or a program. The link itself can be text or a picture.

When a site user clicks the link, the destination is shown in a Web browser, opened, or run, depending on the type of destination. For example, a link to a page shows the page in the web browser, and a link to an AVI file opens the file in a media player.

How links are used

You can use links to do the following:

Navigate to a file or web page on a network, intranet, or Internet
Navigate to a file or web page that you plan to create in the future
Send an email message
Start a file transfer, such as downloading or an FTP process

When you point to text or a picture that contains a link, the pointer becomes a hand , indicating that the text or picture is something that you can click.

What a URL is and how it works

When you create a link, its destination is encoded as a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), such as:

http://example.microsoft.com/news.htm

file://ComputerName/SharedFolder/FileName.htm

A URL contains a protocol, such as HTTP, FTP, or FILE, a Web server or network location, and a path and file name. The following illustration defines the parts of the URL:

1. Protocol used (http, ftp, file)

2. Web server or network location

3. Path

4. File name

Absolute and relative links

An absolute URL contains a full address, including the protocol, the Web server, and the path and file name.

A relative URL has one or more missing parts. The missing information is taken from the page that contains the URL. For example, if the protocol and web server are missing, the web browser uses the protocol and domain, such as .com, .org, or .edu, of the current page.

It is common for pages on the web to use relative URLs that contain only a partial path and file name. If the files are moved to another server, any links will continue to work as long as the relative positions of the pages remain unchanged. For example, a link on Products.htm points to a page named apple.htm in a folder named Food; if both pages are moved to a folder named Food on a different server, the URL in the link will still be correct.

In an Excel workbook, unspecified paths to link destination files are by default relative to the location of the active workbook. You can set a different base address to use by default so that each time that you create a link to a file in that location, you only have to specify the file name, not the path, in the Insert Hyperlink dialog box.

On a worksheet, select the cell where you want to create a link.
On the Insert tab, select Hyperlink.

You can also right-click the cell and then select Hyperlink… on the shortcut menu, or you can press Ctrl+K.
Under Display Text:, type the text that you want to use to represent the link.
Under URL:, type the complete Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the webpage you want to link to.
Select OK.

To link to a location in the current workbook, you can either define a name for the destination cells or use a cell reference.

To use a name, you must name the destination cells in the workbook.

How to define a name for a cell or a range of cells

Note: In Excel for the Web, you can’t create named ranges. You can only select an existing named range from the Named Ranges control. Alternately, you can open the file in the Excel desktop app, create a named range there, and then access this option from Excel for the web.
1. Select the cell or range of cells that you want to name.
2. On the Name Box box at the left end of the formula bar , type the name for the cells, and then press Enter.
  
  Note: Names can’t contain spaces and must begin with a letter.
On the worksheet, select the cell where you want to create a link.
On the Insert tab, select Hyperlink.

You can also right-click the cell and then select Hyperlink… on the shortcut menu, or you can press Ctrl+K.
Under Display Text:, type the text that you want to use to represent the link.
Under Place in this document:, enter the defined name or cell reference.
Select OK.

On a worksheet, select the cell where you want to create a link.
On the Insert tab, select Hyperlink.

You can also right-click the cell and then select Hyperlink… on the shortcut menu, or you can press Ctrl+K.
Under Display Text:, type the text that you want to use to represent the link.
Under E-mail address:, type the email address that you want.
Select OK.

You can also create a link to an email address in a cell by typing the address directly in the cell. For example, a link is created automatically when you type an email address, such as someone@example.com.

You can use the HYPERLINK function to create a link to a URL.

Note: The Link_location can be a text string enclosed in quotation marks or a reference to a cell that contains the link as a text string.

To select a hyperlink without activating the link to its destination, do any of the following:

Select a cell by clicking it when the pointer is an arrow.
Use the arrow keys to select the cell that contains the link.

You can change an existing link in your workbook by changing its destination, its appearance, or the text that is used to represent it.

Select the cell that contains the link that you want to change.

Tip: To select a hyperlink without activating the link to its destination, use the arrow keys to select the cell that contains the link.
On the Insert tab, select Hyperlink.

You can also right-click the cell or graphic and then select Edit Hyperlink… on the shortcut menu, or you can press Ctrl+K.
In the Edit Hyperlink dialog box, make the changes that you want.

Note: If the link was created by using the HYPERLINK worksheet function, you must edit the formula to change the destination. Select the cell that contains the link, and then select the formula bar to edit the formula.

Right-click the hyperlink that you want to copy or move, and then select Copy or Cut on the shortcut menu.
Right-click the cell that you want to copy or move the link to, and then select Paste on the shortcut menu.

To delete a link, do one of the following:

To delete a link, select the cell and press Delete.
To turn off a link (delete the link but keep the text that represents it), right-click the cell and then select Remove Hyperlink.

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HYPERLINK function

This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the HYPERLINK function in Microsoft Excel.

Description

The HYPERLINK function creates a shortcut that jumps to another location in the current workbook, or opens a document stored on a network server, an intranet, or the Internet. When you click a cell that contains a HYPERLINK function, Excel jumps to the location listed, or opens the document you specified.

Syntax

The HYPERLINK function syntax has the following arguments:

Link_location Required. The path and file name to the document to be opened. Link_location can refer to a place in a document — such as a specific cell or named range in an Excel worksheet or workbook, or to a bookmark in a Microsoft Word document. The path can be to a file that is stored on a hard disk drive. The path can also be a universal naming convention (UNC) path on a server (in Microsoft Excel for Windows) or a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) path on the Internet or an intranet.

Note Excel for the web the HYPERLINK function is valid for web addresses (URLs) only. Link_location can be a text string enclosed in quotation marks or a reference to a cell that contains the link as a text string.

If the jump specified in link_location does not exist or cannot be navigated, an error appears when you click the cell.

Friendly_name Optional. The jump text or numeric value that is displayed in the cell. Friendly_name is displayed in blue and is underlined. If friendly_name is omitted, the cell displays the link_location as the jump text.

Friendly_name can be a value, a text string, a name, or a cell that contains the jump text or value.

If friendly_name returns an error value (for example, #VALUE!), the cell displays the error instead of the jump text.

In the Excel desktop application, to select a cell that contains a hyperlink without jumping to the hyperlink destination, click the cell and hold the mouse button until the pointer becomes a cross , then release the mouse button. In Excel for the web, select a cell by clicking it when the pointer is an arrow; jump to the hyperlink destination by clicking when the pointer is a pointing hand.

Examples

=HYPERLINK(«http://example.microsoft.com/report/budget report.xlsx», «Click for report»)

Opens a workbook saved at http://example.microsoft.com/report. The cell displays «Click for report» as its jump text.

=HYPERLINK(«[http://example.microsoft.com/report/budget report.xlsx]Annual!F10», D1)

Creates a hyperlink to cell F10 on the Annual worksheet in the workbook saved at http://example.microsoft.com/report. The cell on the worksheet that contains the hyperlink displays the contents of cell D1 as its jump text.

=HYPERLINK(«[http://example.microsoft.com/report/budget report.xlsx]’First Quarter’!DeptTotal», «Click to see First Quarter Department Total»)

Creates a hyperlink to the range named DeptTotal on the First Quarter worksheet in the workbook saved at http://example.microsoft.com/report. The cell on the worksheet that contains the hyperlink displays «Click to see First Quarter Department Total» as its jump text.

=HYPERLINK(«http://example.microsoft.com/Annual Report.docx]QrtlyProfits», «Quarterly Profit Report»)

To create a hyperlink to a specific location in a Word file, you use a bookmark to define the location you want to jump to in the file. This example creates a hyperlink to the bookmark QrtlyProfits in the file Annual Report.doc saved at http://example.microsoft.com.

Displays the contents of cell D5 as the jump text in the cell and opens the workbook saved on the FINANCE server in the Statements share. This example uses a UNC path.

Opens the workbook 1stqtr.xlsx that is stored in the Finance directory on drive D, and displays the numeric value that is stored in cell H10.

Creates a hyperlink to the Totals area in another (external) workbook, Mybook.xlsx.

=HYPERLINK(«[Book1.xlsx]Sheet1!A10″,»Go to Sheet1 > A10»)

To jump to a different location in the current worksheet, include both the workbook name, and worksheet name like this, where Sheet1 is the current worksheet.

=HYPERLINK(«[Book1.xlsx]January!A10″,»Go to January > A10»)

To jump to a different location in the current worksheet, include both the workbook name, and worksheet name like this, where January is another worksheet in the workbook.

=HYPERLINK(CELL(«address»,January!A1),»Go to January > A1″)

To jump to a different location in the current worksheet without using the fully qualified worksheet reference ([Book1.xlsx]), you can use this, where CELL(«address») returns the current workbook name.

To quickly update all formulas in a worksheet that use a HYPERLINK function with the same arguments, you can place the link target in another cell on the same or another worksheet, and then use an absolute reference to that cell as the link_location in the HYPERLINK formulas. Changes that you make to the link target are immediately reflected in the HYPERLINK formulas.

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Create or change a cell reference

A cell reference refers to a cell or a range of cells on a worksheet and can be used in a formula so that Microsoft Office Excel can find the values or data that you want that formula to calculate.

In one or several formulas, you can use a cell reference to refer to:

Data from one or more contiguous cells on the worksheet.

Data contained in different areas of a worksheet.

Data on other worksheets in the same workbook.

The value in cell C2.

Cells A1 through F4

The values in all cells, but you must press Ctrl+Shift+Enter after you type in your formula.

Note: This functionality doesn’t work in Excel for the web.

The cells named Asset and Liability

The value in the cell named Liability subtracted from the value in the cell named Asset.

The cell ranges named Week1 and Week2

The sum of the values of the cell ranges named Week1 and Week 2 as an array formula.

Cell B2 on Sheet2

The value in cell B2 on Sheet2.

Click the cell in which you want to enter the formula.

In the formula bar , type = (equal sign).

Do one of the following:

Reference one or more cells To create a reference, select a cell or range of cells on the same worksheet.

You can drag the border of the cell selection to move the selection, or drag the corner of the border to expand the selection.

Reference a defined name To create a reference to a defined name, do one of the following:

Press F3, select the name in the Paste name box, and then click OK.

Note: If there is no square corner on a color-coded border, the reference is to a named range.

Do one of the following:

If you are creating a reference in a single cell, press Enter.

If you are creating a reference in an array formula (such A1:G4), press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

The reference can be a single cell or a range of cells, and the array formula can be one that calculates single or multiple results.

Note: If you have a current version of Microsoft 365, then you can simply enter the formula in the top-left-cell of the output range, then press ENTER to confirm the formula as a dynamic array formula. Otherwise, the formula must be entered as a legacy array formula by first selecting the output range, entering the formula in the top-left-cell of the output range, and then pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to confirm it. Excel inserts curly brackets at the beginning and end of the formula for you. For more information on array formulas, see Guidelines and examples of array formulas.

You can refer to cells that are on other worksheets in the same workbook by prepending the name of the worksheet followed by an exclamation point ( !) to the start of the cell reference. In the following example, the worksheet function named AVERAGE calculates the average value for the range B1:B10 on the worksheet named Marketing in the same workbook.

1. Refers to the worksheet named Marketing

2. Refers to the range of cells between B1 and B10, inclusively

3. Separates the worksheet reference from the cell range reference

Click the cell in which you want to enter the formula.

In the formula bar , type = (equal sign) and the formula you want to use.

Click the tab for the worksheet to be referenced.

Select the cell or range of cells to be referenced.

Note: If the name of the other worksheet contains nonalphabetical characters, you must enclose the name (or the path) within single quotation marks ( ‘).

Alternatively, you can copy and paste a cell reference and then use the Link Cells command to create a cell reference. You can use this command to:

Easily display important information in a more prominent position. Let’s say that you have a workbook that contains many worksheets, and on each worksheet is a cell that displays summary information about the other cells on that worksheet. To make these summary cells more prominent, you can create a cell reference to them on the first worksheet of the workbook, which enables you to see summary information about the whole workbook on the first worksheet.

Make it easier to create cell references between worksheets and workbooks. The Link Cells command automatically pastes the correct syntax for you.

Click the cell that contains the data you want to link to.

Press Ctrl+C, or go to the Home tab, and in the Clipboard group, click Copy .

Press Ctrl+V, or go to the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Paste .

By default, the Paste Options button appears when you paste copied data.

Click the Paste Options button, and then click Paste Link .

Double-click the cell that contains the formula that you want to change. Excel highlights each cell or range of cells referenced by the formula with a different color.

Do one of the following:

To move a cell or range reference to a different cell or range, drag the color-coded border of the cell or range to the new cell or range.

To include more or fewer cells in a reference, drag a corner of the border.

In the formula bar , select the reference in the formula, and then type a new reference.

Press F3, select the name in the Paste name box, and then click OK.

Press Enter, or, for an array formula, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

Frequently, if you define a name to a cell reference after you enter a cell reference in a formula, you may want to update the existing cell references to the defined names.

Do one of the following:

Select the range of cells that contains formulas in which you want to replace cell references with defined names.

Select a single, empty cell to change the references to names in all formulas on the worksheet.

On the Formulas tab, in the Defined Names group, click the arrow next to Define Name, and then click Apply Names.

In the Apply names box, click one or more names, and then click OK.

Select the cell that contains the formula.

In the formula bar , select the reference that you want to change.

Press F4 to switch between the reference types.

For more information about the different type of cell references, see Overview of formulas.

Click the cell in which you want to enter the formula.

In the formula bar , type = (equal sign).

Select a cell or range of cells on the same worksheet. You can drag the border of the cell selection to move the selection, or drag the corner of the border to expand the selection.

Do one of the following:

If you are creating a reference in a single cell, press Enter.

If you are creating a reference in an array formula (such A1:G4), press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

The reference can be a single cell or a range of cells, and the array formula can be one that calculates single or multiple results.

1. Refers to the worksheet named Marketing

2. Refers to the range of cells between B1 and B10, inclusively

3. Separates the worksheet reference from the cell range reference

Click the cell in which you want to enter the formula.

In the formula bar , type = (equal sign) and the formula you want to use.

Click the tab for the worksheet to be referenced.

Select the cell or range of cells to be referenced.

Note: If the name of the other worksheet contains nonalphabetical characters, you must enclose the name (or the path) within single quotation marks ( ‘).

Double-click the cell that contains the formula that you want to change. Excel highlights each cell or range of cells referenced by the formula with a different color.

Do one of the following:

To move a cell or range reference to a different cell or range, drag the color-coded border of the cell or range to the new cell or range.

To include more or fewer cells in a reference, drag a corner of the border.

In the formula bar , select the reference in the formula, and then type a new reference.

Press Enter, or, for an array formula, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

Select the cell that contains the formula.

In the formula bar , select the reference that you want to change.

Press F4 to switch between the reference types.

For more information about the different type of cell references, see Overview of formulas.

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How to merge and center

Highlight the cells you want to merge and center.
Click on “Merge & Center,” which should be displayed in the “Alignment” section of the toolbar at the top of your screen. The top row of cells here is selected.
The cells will now be merged with the data centered in the merged cell.

Contents

1 How do you link two cells in Excel?
2 Can you join cells in Excel?
3 How do you automatically link cells in Excel?
4 How do you link cells?
5 How do you merge cells in Excel without losing text?
6 How do I merge cells in a table in Excel?
7 How do I enable merge and center in Excel?
8 How do you link cells in sheets?
9 How do you share a link in Excel?
10 How do I link cells in the same worksheet in Excel?
11 How do I merge rows in Excel without losing data?
12 How do I merge rows but not columns?
13 Can cells be merged in a table?
14 How do I merge cells in Excel 2019?
15 Why won’t Excel let me merge cells?
16 How do you unlock merge cells in Excel?
17 What is the shortcut key to merge cells in Excel?
18 How do you reference a cell in another worksheet?
19 Why do you link the spreadsheet data?
20 What is a hyperlink in computer?

How do you link two cells in Excel?

Combine data with the Ampersand symbol (&)

Select the cell where you want to put the combined data.
Type = and select the first cell you want to combine.
Type & and use quotation marks with a space enclosed.
Select the next cell you want to combine and press enter. An example formula might be =A2&” “&B2.

Can you join cells in Excel?

To merge a group of cells:
Highlight or select a range of cells. Right-click on the highlighted cells and select Format Cells…. Click the Alignment tab and place a checkmark in the checkbox labeled Merge cells.

How do you automatically link cells in Excel?

Go to Sheet2, click in cell A1 and click on the drop-down arrow of Paste button on the Home tab and select Paste Link button. It will generate a link by automatically entering the formula =Sheet1! A1 .

How do you link cells?

Create a link to a worksheet in the same workbook

Select the cell or cells where you want to create the external reference.
Type = (equal sign).
Switch to the worksheet that contains the cells that you want to link to.
Select the cell or cells that you want to link to and press Enter.

How do you merge cells in Excel without losing text?

How to merge cells in Excel without losing data

Select all the cells you want to combine.
Make the column wide enough to fit the contents of all cells.
On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Fill > Justify.
Click Merge and Center or Merge Cells, depending on whether you want the merged text to be centered or not.

How do I merge cells in a table in Excel?

Merge cells

In the table, drag the pointer across the cells that you want to merge.
Click the Layout tab.
In the Merge group, click Merge Cells.

How do I enable merge and center in Excel?

Merge and Center Cells in Excel

Select the adjacent cells you want a merge.
On the Home button, go-to alignment group, click on merge and center cells in excel.
Click on merge and center cell in excel to combine the data into one cell.

How do you link cells in sheets?

Link to data in a spreadsheet

In Sheets, click the cell you want to add the link to.
Click Insert. Link.
In the Link box, click Select a range of cells to link.
Highlight the cell or range of cells you want to link to.
Click OK.
(Optional) Change the link text.
Click Apply.

Share a workbook in Excel for the web

Select File > Share > Share with People (or select Share in the top right).
In the Enter a name or email address box, type the email addresses of people you want to share with.

How do I link cells in the same worksheet in Excel?

Select a cell where you want to insert a hyperlink. Right-click on the cell and choose the Hyperlink option from the context menu. The Insert Hyperlink dialog window appears on the screen. Choose Place in This Document in the Link to section if your task is to link the cell to a specific location in the same workbook.

How do I merge rows in Excel without losing data?

Combine rows in Excel with Merge Cells add-in

Select the range of cells where you want to merge rows.
Go to the Ablebits Data tab > Merge group, click the Merge Cells arrow, and then click Merge Rows into One.
This will open the Merge Cells dialog box with the preselected settings that work fine in most cases.

How do I merge rows but not columns?

Select the range of cells containing the values you need to merge, and expand the selection to the right blank column to output the final merged values. Then click Kutools > Merge & Split > Combine Rows, Columns or Cells withut Losing Data. 2.

Can cells be merged in a table?

You can combine two or more table cells located in the same row or column into a single cell.Select the cells that you want to merge. Under Table Tools, on the Layout tab, in the Merge group, click Merge Cells.

How do I merge cells in Excel 2019?

How to merge cells

Highlight the cells you want to merge.
Click on the arrow just next to “Merge and Center.”
Scroll down to click on “Merge Cells”. This will merge both rows and columns into one large cell, with alignment intact.
This will merge the content of the upper-left cell across all highlighted cells.

Why won’t Excel let me merge cells?

Actually, there are two conditions that can cause the Merge and Center tool to be unavailable. You should check, first, to see if your worksheet is protected.If you turn off sharing (if it is on) and disable protection (if the worksheet is protected), then the tool should once again be available.

How do you unlock merge cells in Excel?

1. Unlock all cells on the sheet.

Press Ctrl + A or click the Select All button.
Press Ctrl + 1 to open the Format Cells dialog (or right-click any of the selected cells and choose Format Cells from the context menu).
In the Format Cells dialog, switch to the Protection tab, uncheck the Locked option, and click OK.

What is the shortcut key to merge cells in Excel?

How to Merge Cells in Excel Shortcut

Merge Cells: ALT H+M+M.
Merge & Center: ALT H+M+C.
Merge Across: ALT H+M+A.
Unmerge Cells: ALT H+M+U.

How do you reference a cell in another worksheet?

To reference a cell or range of cells in another worksheet in the same workbook, put the worksheet name followed by an exclamation mark (!) before the cell address. For example, to refer to cell A1 in Sheet2, you type Sheet2!A1. For example, to refer to cells A1:A10 in Sheet2, you type Sheet2!A1:A10.

Why do you link the spreadsheet data?

✦ Link Worksheet Data – Method Two ✦
As in the example above, we are bringing in the value of cell B6 from the Paris worksheet. The destination worksheet displays the formula value, and the link formula displays in the formula bar (figure 4).

What is a hyperlink in computer?

In a website, a hyperlink (or link) is an item like a word or button that points to another location. When you click on a link, the link will take you to the target of the link, which may be a webpage, document or other online content.

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Learn how to link cells in the same or different Excel worksheets.

Linking saves a huge amount of time (and a huge amount of mistakes) in that it allows you to create connections from one cell to another.

For example, if I’m creating a personal cash flow worksheet and at the end of the month I have $4083.58 in my bank account. I can easily link the closing balance from the end of last month to the opening balance for this month. This saves me having to do double-entry, and it ensures the two figures are always the same.

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When worksheets are linked, generally one worksheet contains a reference to data in another.

The worksheet supplying the data is called the source worksheet.
The worksheet containing the reference is termed the dependent worksheet.
The actual reference is called an external reference.

As a simple example, consider the following.

There are two worksheets open, Monthly Actuals and Yearly Budget.

The worksheet Yearly Budget contains the following external reference, =MonthlyActuals!$B$6:$B$7.

Yearly Budget is the dependent worksheet relying on data from Monthly Actuals, and Monthly Actuals is the source worksheet, providing data for Yearly Budget.

Tip: links aren’t obvious and it can sometimes be frustrating trying to locate them within the worksheet. To quickly locate linked cells check out my blog post Find, modify and break links to an Excel workbook.

Linking a range of cells

The following techniques describe how to link cells from a source worksheet into a dependent worksheet.

Follow the same technique to link data between workbooks.

Option 1: Using Paste Link

1. In the source worksheet select the required cells.

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2. Copy the selected data, e.g. CTRL + C or right-click, Copy.

3. Switch to the dependent worksheet and then select the upper left corner of the range where you want the linked data to appear.

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4. To paste the link do one of the following:

Right-click where you want to paste the link and then select Paste Link from the shortcut menu.
From the Home tab, in the Clipboard group click on the arrow under the Paste option and select Paste Link.

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5. The data will be pasted as a link through to the source worksheet.

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Note: using this option may use an absolute cell reference to refer to the linked cell. If you would prefer a relative reference refer to the steps in Option 2.

Option 2: Create a link manually

You can manually create a link to any cell by inserting a reference to the source data.

1. In the dependent worksheet select the cell to hold the linked data and then type equals (=).

2. Switch to the source worksheet/workbook and select the cell holding the data to be linked.

3. Press ENTER.

Hint: you may like to have all source worksheets open before saving the dependent worksheet, as this will automatically update any external references if the source worksheet is saved in a different folder.

Identifying linked cells

You can easily identify where cells are linked as the link address will show in the Formula bar.

Link type	Formula examples
Linking within the same workbook	=’Worksheet name’!Reference e.g. =Northern!B9
Linking to an external workbook	=’Full pathname for worksheet’!Reference e.g. ='[C:DocumentsLink Between Worksheets.xlsx]Northern’!B9

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The concept of linking cells is probably the most important aspect of spreadsheets, and simply something you must understand.

With that in mind, let’s say that we want to link two cells in Excel. How can we do this? Well, let’s illustrate this through an example. First, take a look at the screenshot below – pay special attention to the fact that inside the formula bar for cell B2, there is some text that says “=A1”. The formula bar is the long bar after the letters “fx” :

You can see in the image above we have a very simple spreadsheet in which cell A1 has the text “ProgrammerInterview.com”. Now, let’s say that we want to link cells A1 and B2 – so that B2 will always display whatever value is inside cell A1. In order to link the two cells, all we have to do in cell B2 is simply go to the formula bar and type “=A1”. This tells the spreadsheet to put the value in cell A1 into cell B2. Think of it as saying “set the value in this cell equal to the value in cell A1”, which explains why there is an equal sign in “=A1”.

So, can you guess what value will now show up in cell B2 once we hit “Enter”? That’s easy – it’s “ProgrammerInterview.com”, the value in cell A1 – as you can see here:

What happens to the referencing cell if the source cell is updated or changed?

In our example, because cell B2 uses the value in cell A1, we consider cell A1 the “source” cell – since it is the source of the value, and cell B2 is considered the referencing cell. If the source cell (cell A1) is changed, then the referencing cell (B2) will have the same changes applied to it as well. So, let’s say we change the text in cell A1 to say “ProgrammerInterview.com is great!”, then you’ll notice the same change in cell B2 as soon as you press Enter. Here’s a screenshot illustrating this concept:

If the formatting of the source cell is changed, will it change the referencing cell as well?

No, if the formatting of the source cell (A1 in this case) is changed then that change is not also made to the referencing cell (B2). Take a look at this image to confirm that fact – note that we changed the formatting in cell A1 to have a green background. But, as you can see, this change has no effect on cell B2 even though it still references cell A1:

What happens to the referencing cell if the source cell is moved?

If the “source” cell (cell A1) is moved somewhere else on the spreadsheet, then the referencing cell (B2) will still be linked to the original. What is interesting is that if cell A1 is moved to a different location – like cell A7 – then the formula reference in cell B2 will change to point to A7. So, the value in the formula bar for B2 will automatically update to A7. Here’s a picture illustrating that concept – note that the value in the formula bar for cell B2 has automatically changed to point to A7 without the user having to do anything.

Because the cell B2 references cell A1, Excel assumes that the user would like to continue to have the cells be linked even after cell A1 is moved to cell A7. Unlinking the cells is easy enough – you just have to remove the cell reference in the formula bar.

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See Also

HYPERLINK function

Description

Syntax

Examples

Create or change a cell reference

Need more help?

How do you link two cells in Excel?

Can you join cells in Excel?

How do you automatically link cells in Excel?

How do you link cells?

How do you merge cells in Excel without losing text?

How do I merge cells in a table in Excel?

How do I enable merge and center in Excel?

How do you link cells in sheets?

How do I link cells in the same worksheet in Excel?

How do I merge rows in Excel without losing data?

How do I merge rows but not columns?

Can cells be merged in a table?

How do I merge cells in Excel 2019?

Why won’t Excel let me merge cells?

How do you unlock merge cells in Excel?

What is the shortcut key to merge cells in Excel?

How do you reference a cell in another worksheet?

Why do you link the spreadsheet data?

What is a hyperlink in computer?

Linking a range of cells

Option 1: Using Paste Link

Option 2: Create a link manually

Identifying linked cells

What happens to the referencing cell if the source cell is updated or changed?

If the formatting of the source cell is changed, will it change the referencing cell as well?

What happens to the referencing cell if the source cell is moved?