Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1   Report Post  
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 3
Default Referencing cell content in hyperlinks

I need to dynamically generate hyperlinks based on filenames input into cells
in a worksheet. The problem is that Excel does not recognize the results of
the Concatenate function as text but rather the results of a formula, so it
cannot be used as a hyperlink.
Is there any way to extract the results of a formula a value only. The only
way I can do this now is by copying cells and using Paste Special, values
only. When I do this, Excel will let me use the content as a hyperlink.
Is there a better way??
  #2   Report Post  
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 3,365
Default Referencing cell content in hyperlinks

I'm not certain this is what you're looking for or not, since I don't know
what you have in which cells and what formulas you're using now, but... I'll
try with a trivial example:

Cell b2 contains text http://
Cell C2 contains text www.dslreports.com
in any other cell
=HYPERLINK(B2&C2,B2&C2)
gives me a usable hyperlink with appropriate text.
In the HYPERLINK() function, first parameter is the link itself, second is
the "friendly text" displayed as a link.

"Pepe" wrote:

I need to dynamically generate hyperlinks based on filenames input into cells
in a worksheet. The problem is that Excel does not recognize the results of
the Concatenate function as text but rather the results of a formula, so it
cannot be used as a hyperlink.
Is there any way to extract the results of a formula a value only. The only
way I can do this now is by copying cells and using Paste Special, values
only. When I do this, Excel will let me use the content as a hyperlink.
Is there a better way??

Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
how do I create a link for both content and format of the cell? Becky Excel Worksheet Functions 1 October 27th 06 01:43 AM
Using cell content to access another worksheet in same workbook ScubaBum Excel Worksheet Functions 5 June 28th 06 11:11 PM
Conditional Formatting if cell content is a formula oldsambvca Excel Worksheet Functions 2 June 6th 06 10:24 PM
How to click on a cell and have the content of the cell display in a different cell [email protected] Excel Worksheet Functions 0 June 6th 06 03:05 PM
Urgent date/scheduling calc needed jct Excel Worksheet Functions 3 February 24th 06 01:36 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 05:18 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2025 ExcelBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Microsoft Excel"