The % signs are wildcards for filepath names.

What I would do is the following:

1) Make note of the filepath of the Word/Adobe document to which you want to
link.

2) Go to the hyperlink in the XL workbook, delete it.

3) Go to Insert--Hyperlink and navigate to the document, based on the info
you got in step 1. Type in a "friendly name" you want to appear and click
OK. Your hyperlink should work now.

Dave
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Brevity is the soul of wit.


"S. Banks - Admin. Asst." wrote:

I'm trying to creat a hyperlink to MS Word and Adobe documents in an
excel spreadsheet. When I click on the hyperlink it says:

"The address of this site is not valid. Check the address and
try again."

When I go to Edit hyperlink in the address box I see the file destination
mixed with numbers and percent signs such as: Corporate/20%Legal/20%

Need help!