for example, in my first screenshot, when i select the first (blue) link at the top of the screen, i get "an unexpected error has occurred.

i get the same response when i select the (black) link under it.

the thrid image show my spreadsheet in its whole.

can you see what is causing the errors?

thanks for your help.

‎Jan 14 2019 04:44 PM

Hi @Jamie Sutherland

Give this formula a try for linking within the same workbook:

\=HYPERLINK("

TEMPLATE!C1","Go to TEMPLATE > C1")

In terms of using other cells to piece together a hyperlink (this example uses , copy and try:

\=HYPERLINK("#"&"'" & B3 & "'!" & A1, "Go To Sheet")

See how you go?

Cheers

Damien

‎Jan 14 2019 04:55 PM

Hey Damien,

thanks for getting back to me. curiously, both hyperlinks give me "an unexpected error has occurred". i'm starting to think there may be a bug in MS Excel.

‎Jan 14 2019 04:59 PM

Hi @Jamie Sutherland

Not sure what the issue is. Try simulating in a new Workbook to see if you still have the same issue?

Check your tab doesn't have any spaces in the name as well.

Otherwise, might need to log a support ticket with Microsoft?

Hope you figure it out! Let me know if any of the above works?

Cheers

Damien

‎Jan 14 2019 05:03 PM

actually, i can use your formulas on a new excel workbook, just not in my existing workbook. as you will see in the attached jpg each tab/sheet is a single name

‎Jan 14 2019 05:16 PM

Hi @Jamie Sutherland

I was suggesting that sometimes, accidentally, a space could be after the sheet name which isn't visible to the eye but might be sitting there as space is a character.

Anyway, the only other option I can think of to fix the issue is to recreate your sheets in a new workbook and see if that fixes the problem which is not ideal but may be worthwhile in the long run.

Cheers

Damien

‎Apr 12 2019 02:44 AM

Hi, This did solve my problem with the error messages I was getting but its not dynamic and moving when rows are added in. Please, can you help?

\=HYPERLINK("

Sheet1!A20", "Fuel Systems")

@Damien Rosario

‎Jun 11 2019 09:59 AM

You may try

=HYPERLINK("

Sheet1!" & ADDRESS(ROW(A20),COLUMN(A20)), "Fuel Systems")

‎Feb 15 2020 02:38 AM

Hi @Jan Grobbelaar , I know this thread is a bit old, but I just spent some time working out how to make the Hyperlink formula fully dynamic so that Users can rename worksheets without breaking the links and thought you may be interested. This formula to access "#'Change Log'!$A$1" works as I expect:

\=HYPERLINK(CHAR(35) & CHAR(39) & REPLACE(CELL("filename", 'Change Log'!$A$1), 1, FIND("]", CELL("filename", 'Change Log'!$A$1)), "") & CHAR(39) & CHAR(33) & "$A$1", "Go to Change Log")

I would be interested if anyone can simplify this and still retain the dynamic nature.

Cheers, Wayne

‎Nov 10 2020 08:33 PM

@Willy Lau I tried the formulas but can't seem to get it to work in Office 365.

What I am trying to do is create a hyperlink to a changing cell in the next screen.

\=INDIRECT(CONCATENATE("'Lines Parts'!",ADDRESS(1,SUM(COUNTA('Lines Parts'!$A$1:$ZZ$1)))

Currently that formula returns the value of the cell that I am trying to hyperlink to. Each month, it will need to change to the new column of data, as we register it month over month.

When I tried to hyperlink it, it says "Cannot open the specified file".

‎Feb 08 2021 05:37 AM

@Jan Grobbelaar

I have found that this error frequently occurs when I try to hyperlink to a file. Sometimes the containing folder is displayed in Explorer but the file does not open. This seems to be a problem with the file association mechanism and the opening strategy of the target program. In my case I was trying to open a .jpg file, which I normally associate to FastOne.exe. When I changed the association to Irfanview.exe, all worked OK. I realise that this isn't a complete workaround, but may help where, for example, the target program can be a generalised file reader.

‎Mar 24 2021 09:20 AM

@Damien Rosario

am getting this error msg when i am trying to do hyper link with in a work book

can you please help me out with your expertise

‎Mar 24 2021 03:48 PM

Hi @Josephbennet

Hope you are well.

Give this one a go:

\=HYPERLINK("

AT-3FE8D3X-048!D31")

Good luck

Damien

‎Apr 15 2021 03:47 AM

@I All, I have created an interactive workbook however keeping getting an error as above (cannot open the specified file)

The hyperlink I have is: =HYPERLINK("["&Setup!$E$6&"]'Employee ("&E8+1&")'!E8","next employee ("&E8+1&") >>")

Essentially what should happen when I click on it is that it will go to the next empoloyee's data or a previous employees data.