Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated January 27, 2024)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Excel in Microsoft 365
One of the features built into Excel is support for the Internet. One aspect of this is the ability to add hyperlinks to your Excel workbooks. When you insert a hyperlink, there are two types you can use. You can insert either an absolute or a relative hyperlink. To insert a hyperlink:
Figure 1. The Insert Hyperlink dialog box.
Excel also provides a shortcut for getting to the Insert Hyperlink dialog box. After step 1, above, you could just press Ctrl+K to display the dialog box. You can then proceed with step 4.
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2024-01-30 09:49:44
J. Woolley
@linda
I'm using Chrome and Excel 365 with Ctrl+K to create the hyperlink; it works fine for me.
Try entering the URL as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
or https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/.../edit?usp=drive_link
2024-01-29 11:25:39
linda
Why is it that when I create a hyperlink in Excel 2013 to a Google Sheet or Youtube video, it doesn't follow the link, but instead displays a page telling me that my browser is up to date (thank you very much, but I want to see the video)?
(see Figure 1 below)
Figure 1.
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