How to change multiple hyperlink paths at once in Excel?

For some purpose, you may create multiple hyperlinks for your values in the worksheet, and all of the hyperlinks are linked to the same file path or address, but now, you need to replace this hyperlink path with another address at a time. To change the path of the hyperlinks individually may waste a lot of time, is there a quick way to solve this problem?

Change multiple hyperlink paths at once with VBA code

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Change multiple hyperlink paths at once with VBA code

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Supposing you have a list of data with the same hyperlinks as following screenshot shown, and with a VBA code, you can quickly replace the old file path or address with a new one.

1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys, and it opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Window.

2. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following macro in the Module window.

VBA code: change multiple hyperlink paths at once

Sub ReplaceHyperlinks()
'Updateby20140220
Dim Ws As Worksheet
Dim xHyperlink As Hyperlink
Dim xOld As String, xNew As String
xTitleId = "KutoolsforExcel"
Set Ws = Application.ActiveSheet
xOld = Application.InputBox("Old text:", xTitleId, "", Type:=2)
xNew = Application.InputBox("New text:", xTitleId, "", Type:=2)
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
For Each xHyperlink In Ws.Hyperlinks
    xHyperlink.Address = Replace(xHyperlink.Address, xOld, xNew)
Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

3. Then press F5 key to run this code, and a prompt box to let you input your old hyperlink address into the Old text box. See screenshot:

4. Click OK, and another prompt box is popped out to remind you entering the new hyperlink address that you want to use.

5. And then click OK, all the same old hyperlink addresses have been replaced by the new one at once. See screenshots:

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1. Click Kutools > Link > Convert Hyperlinks, see screenshot:

2. In the Convert Hyperlinks dialog box, select Hyperlinks addresses replace cell contents option under the Convert type section, and then click the first  button to select the range of hyperlinks that you want to extract the real addresses, click the second button to choose a cell where you want to put the result, see screenshot:

3. Then click OK button, and all the real addresses have been extracted from the selected hyperlinks, see screenshot:

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Click Kutools > Links > Delete Hyperlinks, then choose the scope which you want to remove the hyperlinks, see screenshot:

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