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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated August 7, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Cheryl has a worksheet that contains many hyperlinks. The display text for each hyperlink is different than the target for the hyperlink. These hyperlinks are all in column A. Cheryl would like to leave the display text in column A, move the target URL into column B, and delete the hyperlink in column A. What she needs to end up with is the display text in column A, the URL in column B, and no active hyperlinks in the worksheet.
Processing and extracting information from hyperlinks in this manner requires the use of a macro. The following is an example of a flexible macro that examines whatever hyperlinks are in the selected range of cells. If a hyperlink is found, the URL for the hyperlink is entered to the right of the hyperlink and then the hyperlink itself is deleted. This leaves the display text in the cell where the hyperlink used to be.
Please Note:
This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here:
Sub GetHLInfo()
Dim c As Range
For Each c In Selection
If c.Hyperlinks.Count > 0 Then
c.Offset(0, 1) = c.Hyperlinks(1).Address
c.Hyperlinks(1).Delete
End If
Next
End Sub
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2024-05-01 13:15:24
Sandeep
Thanks Allen.
2024-04-30 09:39:24
Allen
No, not just the first hyperlink. Notice that it is in the middle of a For Each loop, so in this case the loop is stepping through each CELL in the selection. If there is a hyperlink for the cell (and there can only be a maximum of one hyperlink per cell), then the target address is placed one cell to the right and the hyperlink is deleted.
-Allen
2024-04-30 09:33:22
sandeep
Dear Allen / Woolley, what is meant by Hyperlinks(1)? Does the macro not purported to delete only the 1st Hyperlink in the worksheet & none other?
2021-08-08 12:16:53
J. Woolley
You might also be interested in this array function in My Excel Toolbox:
=ListHyperlinks([AllSheets], [SkipHeader])
Anchor, Text, Hyperlink Address, and ScreenTip are listed for each hyperlink in the worksheet or workbook. This function is most useful as a dynamic array in newer versions of Excel. You can also use it like this in older versions of Excel that do not support dynamic arrays:
=SpillArray(ListHyperlinks([AllSheets], [SkipHeader]))
SpillArray will determine and populate the spill range for its array expression argument, simulating a dynamic array.
See https://sites.google.com/view/MyExcelToolbox/
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