One way is to use a fake hyperlink; the address goes the containing cell,
whilst the .TextToDisplay shows the real destination.
Then in the _FollowHyperlink event you can get the Target.TextToDisplay and
use that in your behind the scene code.

NickHK

"Stratuser" wrote in message
...
I want my macro to follow a hyperlink to a website -- no problem there --
but
I want it to happen quietly in the background, without a new window
showing
up. Is there a way to do this without having a window open up? If not,
how
would I minimize the new window?

Dim a As New InternetExplorer
URL = "http://www.dot.com"
a.Visible = False
a.Navigate URL

"NickHK" wrote:

One way is to use a fake hyperlink; the address goes the containing cell,
whilst the .TextToDisplay shows the real destination.
Then in the _FollowHyperlink event you can get the Target.TextToDisplay and
use that in your behind the scene code.

NickHK

"Stratuser" wrote in message
...
I want my macro to follow a hyperlink to a website -- no problem there --
but
I want it to happen quietly in the background, without a new window
showing
up. Is there a way to do this without having a window open up? If not,
how
would I minimize the new window?