Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Excel 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Excel, click here: Copying a Hyperlink to Lots of Worksheets.

Copying a Hyperlink to Lots of Worksheets

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated January 14, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003


Steven has a worksheet that has a hyperlink in cell B1. He wants to copy this hyperlink to cell D50 on each of the 75 worksheets in a particular workbook. He wonders if there is an easy way to do that.

Actually, there is a very easy way to do it, using editing techniques already familiar to most Excel users. All you need to do is follow these general steps:

  1. Select cell B1. (You'll need to do this by clicking one of the cells next to B1 and then using the arrow keys to move into cell B1. If you simply click the cell, you run the risk of activating the hyperlink, which you don't want to do.)
  2. Press Ctrl+C to copy the cell contents (the hyperlink) to the Clipboard.
  3. Right-click one of the worksheet tabs at the bottom of the screen, then choose Select All Sheets.
  4. Select cell D50.
  5. Press Ctrl+V.

That's it. You end up with the hyperlink pasted into cell D50 on each and every worksheet. To go back to working on a single worksheet, click a single worksheet tab.

ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (3471) applies to Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. You can find a version of this tip for the ribbon interface of Excel (Excel 2007 and later) here: Copying a Hyperlink to Lots of Worksheets.

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Allen Wyatt

With more than 50 non-fiction books and numerous magazine articles to his credit, Allen Wyatt is an internationally recognized author. He is president of Sharon Parq Associates, a computer and publishing services company. ...

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