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Excel: Find links - this is how it works

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How to find links in Excel
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quick start Guide

Sometimes Excel workbooks contain links that are not obviously recognizable. We'll show you how to find them..

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Different workbooks can be linked to one another using links in Excel. Sometimes Excel tells you that your table contains shortcuts or links that cannot be found directly. In this tipps + tricks article, we will show you a method to facilitate the search for the unknown shortcut.

How to find links in Excel

To find links in Excel that link to another file using a formula, the normal search function only needs to be adjusted a little. Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

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Open the Excel document that refers to another file or contains a link. Use the key combination [Ctrl] + [F] to open " Find and Replace ".

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Enter the file format " .xl " in the " Search for " field . Set " Browse " to " Workbook " and " Search In " to " Formulas ". Then click on " Find All ".

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If other files are linked to your current Excel document, they will now be displayed - including the formula and storage location of the external file. The cell of the open table is also shown here

quick start Guide

  1. In the open Excel document, press the key combination [Ctrl] + [F] to open " Find and Replace ".
  2. Enter " .xl " in the search field .
  3. Then choose to " Browse " option " Workbook " and " Search the" Option " formula of".
  4. Then click on " Find all " to display the links.
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