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Hyperlink not working in Excel. I am new to file sharing on Dropbox and am looking to use Dropbox to house an excel spreadsheet which has hyperlinks to pdf's. I emailed the spreadsheet as an attachment to my colleague direct from excel and when they opened the spreadsheet and clicked on the hyperlink for the PDF they got an. Windows Internet Explorer (8-9) do not conflict with the Paste Special option in Excel 2010. Third party Add-ins can cause a variety of issues, one of then being, conflicting with the Paste Special option. To determine if an add-in is causing the issue: Find the Microsoft Excel icon. Press and hold the CTRL key and double-click the application. The hyperlink does work if you type it directly in the browser, or in the Open box of the Run dialog box (select Start, and then select Run). Cause This problem occurs when the following conditions are true. Under Save as type, pick Excel Template and click Save. The next time you create a workbook, click File New Personal and open your template. For more on using hyperlinks, see Work with hyperlinks in Excel. Learn more about saving a workbook as a template. Excel HYPERLINK not working - reasons and solutions; Excel HYPERLINK function - syntax and basic uses. The HYPERLINK function in Excel is used to create a reference (shortcut) that directs the user to the specified location in the same document or opens another document or web-page. By using a Hyperlink formula, you can link to the following items.
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If you have Skype installed, see Text has incorrect format when using paste in Microsoft Office for more information. The Paste Special option can make the task of pasting text go more smoothly by letting you choose which formatting you want to keep (source or destination) or by stripping all the formatting and just pasting the text. If you are having issues with the Paste Special option, continue on to the resolutions below.
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To see if the Paste Special option is enabled:
- Go to File > Options > Advanced.
- Under Cut, copy and paste, ensure the Show Paste Options button when content is pasted option is checked.
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Using the Worksheet_SelectionChange event will clear the clipboard, which disables the Paste Special option. To enable the option, you need to set the value of the Application.EnableEvents property to False.
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Ensure that all instances of the web browsers that you use are closed and try to use the Paste Special option again. Paste special will not function if your web browser is causing the conflict. Windows Internet Explorer (8-9) do not conflict with the Paste Special option in Excel 2010. Third party Add-ins can cause a variety of issues, one of then being, conflicting with the Paste Special option. To determine if an add-in is causing the issue:
Find the Microsoft Excel icon.
Press and hold the CTRL key and double-click the application shortcut.
Click Yes when a window appears asking if you want to start the application in Safe Mode.
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If you have an icon on your desktop, hold the CTRL key and click on the icon. This works with any Microsoft Office product.
If the Paste Special option works in the Safe Mode as follows, enable your Add-ins one by one until you hit that one that is causing the conflict. Leave that one disabled or uninstall it.
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For more information, see Adding or Removing Add-ins and Working with Office Safe Modes..
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