Hi:

I have somehow got links into a spreadsheet, and want to find them and eliminate them. I
know how to break the links, but i am also importing data intro this spreadsheet and
somehow am bringing in a link every time I import. THe problem is I have been unable to
locate the specific cells that are causing the linkage.

Can someone tell me of a simple way to locate the cells that contain the linkage, so that
I can remove this irritating problem!

I have tried turing on the ability to view formulas and that has not helped. Are there any
other tools or techniques?


Thanks

John Baker

Use Bill Manville's free addin findlink.xla

found at Stephen Bullen's site:

http://www.bmsltd.co.uk/MVP/Default.htm

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

John Baker wrote in message
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Hi:

I have somehow got links into a spreadsheet, and want to find them and
eliminate them. I
know how to break the links, but i am also importing data intro this
spreadsheet and
somehow am bringing in a link every time I import. THe problem is I have
been unable to
locate the specific cells that are causing the linkage.

Can someone tell me of a simple way to locate the cells that contain the
linkage, so that
I can remove this irritating problem!

I have tried turing on the ability to view formulas and that has not
helped. Are there any
other tools or techniques?


Thanks

John Baker

Are you importing from another Excel file?
How exactly are you importing it? Copy and Paste?
Have you tried to "Paste Special?"
If not, instead of pasting, right-click the top left cell you'r
pasting to and select "Paste Special" from the menue. Then selec
"Values" and click "OK.

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Thanks for the advice and suggestions.

That routine Tom pointed me to was most helpful. I had already been using
post/special/values (programmatically), and still have to figure out how the link got
there in the first place!

Thanks again

John Baker