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viveknaredi83's avatar
viveknaredi83
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

Links in excel not getting updated

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  • Jane's avatar
    Jane
    7 years ago
    Hey nnaredi, it would be worth noting that in Microsoft Excel, you can create links in a workbook to another workbook or file on your computer using a formula that references an external location. When this link is created, it points to a location on your own hard drive.
     
    When your workbook is downloaded onto another's computer, the locations that your formula points to are no longer there. The link in the workbook is looking for a specific place, for example /Your_Computer/Your_User/File, and that location is no longer accessible from a different computer.
     
    To learn more about relative and external paths in Excel please consult the following Microsoft support page:
     
     
    While we are unable to support you in configuring Microsoft Excel to work the way you would like, we suggest perhaps using wildcards in your formulas. Wildcards, such as "%HOMEPATH%”, if other users have the Dropbox folder located in the default location, would let you point to a location without having to worry about different usernames in the path.
     
    I hope that my advice points you towards the right direction, though please do let me know how my suggestions work for you on this discussion. Thanks again for posting us on our Forum & enjoy the rest of your day until we talk again! 

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