- #Excel hyperlink to network folder file update#
- #Excel hyperlink to network folder file upgrade#
- #Excel hyperlink to network folder file software#
To link to another worksheet or a specific location in another Excel file, you can use the Hyperlink context menu or Ctrl + K shortcut. To link to a certain web page, you can simply type its URL in a cell, hit Enter, and Microsoft Excel will automatically convert the entry into a clickable hyperlink. There are many ways to create a hyperlink in Excel.
#Excel hyperlink to network folder file software#
If you have this problem in windows 7 and try a third party software try to follow the above instructions as best you can, I can't promise it will work however as we've not had the problem yet on 7 so it may be a moot point.This tutorial explains the basics of the Excel HYPERLINK function and provides a few tips and formula examples to use it most efficiently. In Windows 7 - they've removed the ability to change the context menu settings and the ability to apply this fix without a 3rd party app or extensive registry editing (unless someone here knows, I've searched briefly today but can't find an answer without adding software. Under Actions: Select Open then Press Edit, untick USE DDE & then under Application used to perform action: at the end of the programme location type + "%1" - this should fix the issue when opening a document over the network via My computer. In XP it's in Control Panel > Folder Options > File Types If however it doesn't seem to work with files from My Computer please try this Now interestingly, this should work completely with files opened within Excel and through My Computer. Note: The default value is 0 which disables the validation. Withing FileValidation create a DWORD called EnableOnLoad, and then press ENTER.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0 (2003) 12 (2007) 14 (2010)\Ĭheck the Excel Key is present, if not create it and then enter that key,Ĭheck the Security Key is present, if not create it and enter.Ĭreate a new Key called FileValidation, and then press ENTER. To add the EnableOnLoad entry to the Windows registry, follow these steps: By default, the EnableOnLoad entry is not present in the Windows registry. You can use the EnableOnLoad registry entry to configure how you want Excel to handle opening workbooks for the OFV. However I can confirm that the regedit fix worked Strangely it's also affecting any machines with 2003 still when their machines change IP addresses.
#Excel hyperlink to network folder file upgrade#
I joined just to reply to this as we are noticing this on our network since the upgrade to 2010. To do so in Word open the application | on the menu bar choose tools | options | general | un-check "recently used file list | choose OK to apply | then you can go back in and re-enable. If the Word or Excel applications are slow opening the files from the menu, clear the recent document list within the application. To clear right click on task bar and choose properties | start menu tab | customize | advanced | clear list Look for mapped drives that are disconnected.
Locate by going to the menu bar of my computer | tools | folder options | View | fist item)
(I prefer to also turn off "automatically search for network folders and printers". Look for links/connections that no longer exist. Finding these can sometimes be a bit time consuming. Slow opening of files, especially Office files, is often related to Windows searching for old links that no longer exist.
#Excel hyperlink to network folder file update#
On the one I encountered I only had to remove the first update
Some people have reported opening Excel files on a network share can be delayed due to updates: KB2541025, KB2502786, KB2509503 This issue has become common recently with Office 2003 files: