Excel Tutorials - Creating a Hyperlink in Excel

Excel Tutorials on Mac. For Mac and for windows.
Creating a hyperlink in excel
Adding a link to excel between sheets
HYPERLINK function
Hyperlink Command
Adding URL's to excel

1. Excel Tutorials
CREATING A HYPERLINK IN EXCEL -HYPERLINK FUNCTION, HYPERLINK COMMAND
MS EXCEL FOR MAC (VERSION 2016)
MerveNur Tas, Eng.

2. Notes
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uAll examples are created on a Mac
computer, however the formulas are the
samefor the Windows version of Excel. Only
thing differs is that windows users will need
to use a comma (,) as the separator
between the arguments of a function,
whereas mac users will use a semicolon (;).
uYou will realize repetition throughout the
slides, that is intentional; it is designed like
that for you to be able to focus on the part
you need.
uFor some useful links and resources, visit the
last slide.

3. WHAT IS A HYPERLINK?
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A hyperlinkis basically a link to another page, document etc. Whenever you click, tab
or select a hyperlink, you are directed to where the creator wanted you to go. For
example, when you search something in Google, every result is a hyperlink which
directs you to the referred webpage when clicked.
In excel, by creating a hyperlink, you can direct the user to another worksheet, a cell,
a range, or a web page, or a document stored on the hard disk. It will make your
reports much easier to navigate in.
To create a hyperlink in excel, two methods are presented:
1. HYPERLINK function.
2. Hyperlink command in the insert tab. (easy method)

4. HYPERLINK FUNCTION
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We will start with the HYPERLINK function. If you wish, fast forward to HYPERLINK COMMAND.
This useful function lets us create links in our Excel file, and we can name the link as we like. For example
we can create a link to http://www.google.com, and instead of showing the whole URL in the cell, we
can type Googleas the name for the link. When a user clicks to the hyperlink Google, the webpage will
be opened.* Your hyperlink in Excel will be displayed as blue and underlined.
uThe function:
=HYPERLINK(link_location; [friendly_name])
Note: «[ ]» parentesisindicates that the argument is optional.
*Hyperlinks are easily implemented in MS PowerPoint as well.

5. HYPERLINK FUNCTION –CONT.
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=HYPERLINK(link_location; [friendly_name])
When the user clicks the cell that contains the
HYPERLINK function, Excel will open what is
specified by the argument link_location.You
can refer to a place in a document —such as
a specific cell or named range in an Excel
worksheet or workbook, or to a stored file, or a
URL path on the Internet or an intranet.
This argument is optional. Here, you can
type something that explains the link
location. Friendly_namecan be a value, a
text string, a name, or a cell that contains
the jump text or value. It will be displayed
as blue and underlined.
Note 1:If the location specified in link_locationdoes not exist or cannot be navigated, an error appears
when you click the cell.
Note 2: If you are typing a text string as the arguments, use quotes (“”).

6. HYPERLINK FUNCTION –Getting Started 6
Alright, let’s start. Here, we have an
Excel file with three sheets, namely:
Start, June and July.
First, we will create thohyperlinks
which jumps to the sheets June and
July when clicked. We will create the
hyperlinks right next to the cells C4
and C5.
Then we will create a hyperlink which
will open my excel tutorials on
slideshare.

7. HYPERLINK FUNCTION –Link to another worksheet7
Please pay close attention how the
formula is built and try not to be
discouraged. Our formula is:
=HYPERLINK(“[Hyperlink.xls]June!A1”; “Go
to Month June”)
[Hyperlink.xlsx] indicates the name of the
current excel file
June! Indicates the name of the sheet we
want hyperlink to direct
A1indicates the cell in the sheet June we
want hyperlink to direct
Go to Month June is the name that will
appear as hyperlink
Then we click enter and the hyperlink
appears with the name given. When
clicked, it will open the sheet June. Steps
are the same for the sheet July.

8. HYPERLINK FUNCTION –Link to a webpage8
I added the hyperlink to sheet July by
following the same steps.
Let’s move on to linking a webpage.
Our function is:
=HYPERLINK(“https://www.slideshare.n
et/MerveNurTa/presentations”; “Excel
Tutorials”)
https://www.slideshare.net/MerveNurT
a/presentations is the URL of the
webpage
Excel Tutorials is our friendly name
Then click enter and hyperlink
appears.

9. HYPERLINK COMMAND
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Hyperlink command lets us create links in our Excel file, and we can name the link as
we like. For example we can create a link to http://www.google.com, and instead of
showing the whole URL in the cell, we can type Googleas the name for the link. When
a user clicks to the hyperlink Google, the webpage will be opened.* Yourhyperlinkin
Excel willbe displayed as blue and underlined. Whatever you can do with Hyperlink
function, you can do it easier with the Hyperlink command.
To open the Insert Hyperlink window, select Inserttab from the ribbon and then click
the command Link.

10. HYPERLINK COMMAND –Link to another worksheet 10
To open the Insert Hyperlink window,
first select the cell you want to create
the hyperlink in, then go to the Insert
tab and click on Linkcommand.
The window on the left will be opened.
To direct users to June sheet in this
current Excel file, select This Document,
the sheet names in the file will appear
in below. Click on June. A1 will appear
automatically as the cell reference but
you are free to change it.
Then on the top, write the name you
want for your hyperlink. Here, our
hyperlink will appear as “Go to Month
June”.
Click ok and your hyperlink is created.

11. HYPERLINK COMMAND –Link to a webpage11
To open the Insert Hyperlink window,
first select the cell you want to create
the hyperlinking , then go to theInsert
tab and click on Linkcommand.
The window on the left will be
opened. To direct users to a
webpage, select Web Page or File,
and type the URL.
Then on the top, write the name you
want for your hyperlink. Here, our
hyperlink will appear as “Excel
Tutorials”.
Click ok and your hyperlink is created.

12. HYPERLINK COMMAND –Wrap Up12
Here you can see the all the hyperlinks
created.
Remember, after you click them, they
will turn purple.

13. Resources and Useful Links
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uhttps://support.office.com/en-us/article/hyperlink-function-333c7ce6-
c5ae-4164-9c47-7de9b76f577f
uGet MS Excel for Mac:
uhttps://products.office.com/en-us/mac/microsoft-office-for-mac
uMicrosoft Tutorials:
uhttps://support.office.com/en-us/article/excel-2016-for-mac-help-
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