Linking a Web source in Excel

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October 15, 2018

Linking web sources to Excel is not quite as easy as you know it from PowerPoint or Word. This office tip shows you how to connect a Web source to Excel, so you can access Websites in a flash from your chart.

Are you looking to derive web data into an Excel chart instead? Have a look at our article on how to import web data into Excel as a chart!

  1. Select a cell in which you want to place the link.

  2. Go to the "Insert" tab and select "Link".

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  3. Select "Existing File or Web Page".

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  4. Write in the "Text to display" field, how the link should appear in Excel.

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  5. Enter the URL of the Web source in the "Address:" field.

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  6. Now the web source is linked to Excel and can easily be opened in the browser.

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We hope this made linking web sources in Excel easier for you!

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