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MS Excel 2011 for Mac: Create a hyperlink to another cell

This Excel tutorial explains how to create a hyperlink to another cell in Excel 2011 for Mac (with screenshots and step-by-step instructions).

Question: I want to create a hyperlink in Microsoft Excel 2011 for Mac. How do I specify a particular location that a hyperlink should point to?

Answer: To create a hyperlink to another cell in your spreadsheet, right click on the cell where the hyperlink should go. Select Hyperlink from the popup menu.

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When the Insert Hyperlink window appears, click on the Document tab. Then click on the Locate button.

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When the Select Place in Document window appears, enter the cell reference that the hyperlink points to. We've chosen to link to cell A5. Click the OK button.

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When you return to the Insert Hyperlink window, you should see the following:

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Next in the Display field, enter the text that you wish to display in Excel. In this example, we've entered "Hyperlink to cell A5". Click on the OK button.

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If you click on the hyperlink, your active cell should become cell A5.

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