HYPERLINK function
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HYPERLINK
Sets a cell to open a hyperlink (in another application) when clicked.
Syntax:
HYPERLINK(linkaddress; celltext)
- A cell containing a HYPERLINK function will open a hyperlink when the cell is clicked.
- linkaddress is the address (as text) that is opened. celltext is the text displayed in the cell. If celltext is omitted, linkaddress is displayed in the cell.
- To edit a hyperlinked cell, select a nearby cell, and navigate to the hyperlinked cell using the keyboard arrows (if you click directly, it will open the hyperlink).
- For common, straightforward usage of HYPERLINK, see the Examples section.
- If you need a fuller explanation of the unique way in which HYPERLINK works, it follows now:
- If a cell contains a HYPERLINK function (even if the HYPERLINK function is not evaluated):
- 1. that cell becomes a hyperlinked cell; that is, if you click on it, it will attempt to open a page in a browser window.
- For example, in a cell with
=IF(TRUE(); "some text"; HYPERLINK("http://www.example.com"))
the HYPERLINK function is never evaluated - but nevertheless the cell becomes a hyperlinked cell (although the link will fail - see 2. below).
- For example, in a cell with
- 2. the formula in the cell is evaluated twice.
- i) The first time, any HYPERLINK function returns linkaddress, and the result of the formula becomes the address to link to.
- ii) The second time, any HYPERLINK function returns celltext (or linkaddress if no celltext is given), and the result of the formula is displayed in the cell.
- 2. the formula in the cell is evaluated twice.
- For example,
= "h" & HYPERLINK("ttps://"; "ot ") & HYPERLINK("www.example.com"; "link") evaluates twice. The first time "h" & "ttps://" & "www.example.com" are concatenated to form "http://www.example.com" - the address to link to. The second time "h" & "ot " & "link" are concatenated to form "hot link" - the text that appears in the cell.
- For example,
- For example,
= "h" & HYPERLINK("ttps://"; "ere is ") & HYPERLINK("www.example.com") evaluates firstly to concatenate "h" & "ttps://" & "www.example.com", forming "http://www.example.com" - the address to link to, and secondly to concatenate "h" & "ere is " & "www.example.com", forming "here is www.example.com" - the text that appears in the cell.
- For example,
- 3. If any error is returned, the cell ceases to be a hyperlinked cell.
- The examples above illustrate how HYPERLINK works - but not how it should be used.
Example:
=HYPERLINK("https://www.example.org")
- displays https://www.example.org in the cell and opens the hyperlink https://www.example.org when clicked.
=HYPERLINK("https://www.example.org"; "Click here")
- displays Click here in the cell and opens the hyperlink https://www.example.org when clicked.
=HYPERLINK("https://www."; "Click ") & "example.org"
- displays Click example.org in the cell and opens the hyperlink https://www.example.org when clicked.
Issues:
- Text rotated through 90 degrees may not be clickable (Issue 74471 ).
- The mouse pointer may not revert after leaving the "Format Cells" dialog (Issue 74490 ).
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