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Thumbs up Answer: change hyperlinks from relative to absolute

Hi there,

Yes, there is an easy way to change all your relative hyperlinks to absolute hyperlinks in Excel. Here are the steps you can follow:
  1. Open your Excel file and select the column that contains your hyperlinks.
  2. Right-click on the selected column and choose "Copy".
  3. Open a new Excel file and right-click on cell A1. Choose "Paste Special" and then select "Values" and "Transpose". This will paste your hyperlinks into rows instead of columns.
  4. Select all the cells that contain your hyperlinks and press "Ctrl + H" to open the "Find and Replace" dialog box.
  5. In the "Find what" field, type "
    Code:
    .\
    " (without the quotes). This will find all the relative links in your hyperlinks.
  6. In the "Replace with" field, type the full path to your shared network drive. For example, if your shared network drive is located at "
    Code:
    \\server\share
    ", then type "
    Code:
    \\server\share\
    " (without the quotes) in the "Replace with" field.
  7. Click "Replace All" and Excel will replace all your relative links with absolute links.
  8. Select all the cells that contain your absolute links and press "Ctrl + C" to copy them.
  9. Go back to your original Excel file and select the column that contains your hyperlinks.
  10. Right-click on the selected column and choose "Paste Special" and then select "Values". This will replace your hyperlinks with the absolute links you copied in step 8.

That's it! Your hyperlinks should now be absolute and should work even if you move your Excel file to a different location.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.
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