Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated November 27, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
One of the features built into Excel is support for the Internet. One aspect of this is the ability to add hyperlinks to your Excel workbooks. When you insert a hyperlink, there are two types you can use. You can insert either an absolute or a relative hyperlink. To insert a hyperlink:
Figure 1. The Insert Hyperlink dialog box.
If you indicated in step 5 that you want to use a relative hyperlink, Excel assumes that the information in the Link to File or URL box (Excel 97) or the Type the File or Web Page Name box (Excel 2000) or the Address box (Excel 2002 or Excel 2003) should be added to what is called a base URL to create a full URL. The base URL is specified in the following way:
Figure 2. The Summary tab of the Properties dialog box.
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