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Drisco
07-06-2010, 08:16 AM
I have been googling this for about half an hour and I've gotten pretty close but no cigar. I need to get this done for today as the boss is back today and wants to see it. It's not a real crucial part and could go with out but I'd rather keep it in..

Here is my issue.

I have two work different workbooks. Gas Management.xls and Fleet Management.xls

Inside Gas Management I have 35 sheets with 35 vehicles gas mileage tracked with flow charts, diagrams and pictures of the vehicles. Inside Fleet management I have who drove what car, what date and where they went and how far.

So for example. I want to make a link in say Car 4 sheet of Gas Management to Car 4 sheet in Fleet management.

I can get a link to the other workbook but not the specific sheet inside it.

I found these directions:

1. Select a cell where you want to place the hyperlink;
2. Type a description of the workbook you want to link to;
3. Right click on that cell and choose Hyperlink...;
4. Click the File... button and browse to the file location;
5. Select the file you want to link to and click OK;
6. If you want to go to a specific sheet in the workbook, click on the Bookmark... button, select the sheet name and click OK.
7. You can also click the Screen Tip... button to add a description to your hyperlink that will pop up when a user holds the mouse over the hyperlink.
8. Click OK to close the Insert Hyperlink dialog box and save your workbook.
9. Try out the hyperlink to see how it works.

So I go to bookmark click Car 3 sheet and hit okay, but when I click the link it says "That name is not valid" and just brings me to the Master Sheet of Fleet Management and not the specified sheet.

Any thoughts?

AnticorRifling
07-06-2010, 08:38 AM
I see what your wanting. Let me finish putting in my time for last week and I'll give this a quick look.

AnticorRifling
07-06-2010, 10:16 AM
Ok I got it to work first time. Let me step you thru it :)


http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n177/anticor/Misc/HyperlinkinExcel.jpg

*edit fuck my box from bookmark should be Car 1 and A1 not just A1. FAIL. But yeah it works like a champ.

Drisco
07-06-2010, 11:09 AM
ROFL haha! Ahh shit I love your graphs.


I don't want data from the other one though. I just want it to link me to the page.

How about this..

Make Fleet Manage and Gas Management. Then make Sheet 3 on FM link to Sheet 3 of Gas Management.

I just want it to work like a Link on a website. You click "go to car 3 fleet management" and it will take you to that sheet in the different workbook.

I followed your instructions and got the error again.


Here is what the hyperlink Forumla looks like from GM to FM

Monthly%20Vehilcle%20Trip%20Report%20(Master)%2020 10-2011.xls#'Vehicle # 3'!A1

AnticorRifling
07-06-2010, 11:17 AM
That's what mine does it just takes you there....

Drisco
07-06-2010, 11:36 AM
http://lawlsy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Help.jpg

Drisco
07-06-2010, 11:38 AM
It does bring me to the file, but just the First page and not the one I want it to go to.

AnticorRifling
07-06-2010, 11:44 AM
Take the # out of the sheet name for me and try again.

Edit to add: What I mean is on the sheet names just name them Vehicle 1, Vehicle 2, etc. don't use Vehicle # 1...save it, then try and link it again and see what happens.

Celephais
07-06-2010, 12:08 PM
The important part is that you edit the hyperlink, not the text of the link, to have the anchor tag. So when you create the link, select the file and just add:
#'Sheet2'!A1

To the end of it (Replacing Sheet2 with the name of the sheet).

Drisco
07-06-2010, 12:24 PM
Ahh that did the trick my techys! The # in the sheet name was fuckin it up.

Once again you guys save the day, typical.

AnticorRifling
07-06-2010, 12:46 PM
I thought that would do the trick. Glad it works man.

Drisco
07-08-2010, 03:54 PM
Okay Part 2:

He really liked the links to the specific sheets (Congrats guys), but since I did that he now wants the specific part of the master-sheet that coordinates with a certain car to be shown in that sheet. For Example:

- Inside Fleet Management there are 15 Sheets
- The Master sheet lists the driver, the asset, and the KM's driven in total that corresponds to that sheet. So, if you change Sheet 5 (Car 5) it'll reflect that change on the Master sheet.

- I want to for example say Car # 5 on the master sheet is cells G27:R27.
- I want to take Those cells and put them on Gas Management in Car #5 sheet
- It's stumping me because the Master Sheet Pulls information from other sheets in Fleet Management and I want to take Certain cells from the mastersheet to the Gas management file into a certain sheet within that.

http://lawlsy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Help-2.jpg

Celephais
07-08-2010, 03:59 PM
='[Monthly Vehicle Trip Report (Master) 2010-2011.xls]Master'!$G$27

Drisco
07-15-2010, 11:04 AM
That works but only gives me G 27, What do I put in if I want A-S 27

Celephais
07-15-2010, 11:15 AM
That works but only gives me G 27, What do I put in if I want A-S 27

Dragging the cell will allow the formula to change (the dollar sign says "don't change this value when dragged, so remove the dollar sign from the letter).

... or does the dollar sign say allow this value to change, I always forget. Anyway the important part is:

'[Monthly Vehicle Trip Report (Master) 2010-2011.xls]Master'!
Just add after that what cells you want.

Put

='[Monthly Vehicle Trip Report (Master) 2010-2011.xls]Master'!A27
in the first A cell, then drag it to the right til S.

Bobmuhthol
07-15-2010, 01:09 PM
$cell$ anchors the cell reference.

Drisco
08-06-2010, 04:18 PM
So my Excel Trial ran out.. Anyone know a good Keygen or a legit site where I can find one? Excel 2007

CrystalTears
08-06-2010, 04:43 PM
So my Excel Trial ran out.. Anyone know a good Keygen or a legit site where I can find one? Excel 2007
http://www.openoffice.org/

Celephais
08-06-2010, 04:49 PM
Openoffice sucks after you've used 2007 (or 2010). If you get the .edu edition, you can get Office pretty damn cheap...