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How to disable update links message when open a workbook?

Author: Xiaoyang Last Modified: 2024-08-01

In Excel, we may create some external links from other workbooks. In this case, when we open the workbook which contains some links each time, we will get the following screenshot warning. How could we disable this update links message when open this workbook?

a screenshot of the update links prompt box

Disable update links message with Edit Links feature

Disable update links message with Excel Options

Disable update links message with Edit Links feature

With the Edit Links feature in Excel, we can set an option to suppress the "Update Links" message displayed any more.

1. Click Data > Edit Links, see screenshot:

a screenshot of open the Edit Links option

2. In the Edit Links dialog box, click Startup Prompt button at the bottom, see screenshot:

a screenshot of clicking the Startup Prompt button

3. And then in the popped out Startup Prompt dialog, you can choose Don't display the alert and don’t update automatic links or Don’t display the alert and update links as you need.

a screenshot of selecting the proper option

4. Then click OK, and close the former dialog box, and when you open this workbook next time, the Update Links message will not appear any more.

Disable update links message with Excel Options

You can also solve this problem by going to the Excel Options to check an option, please do as follows:

1. Please go to click File > Options (In Excel 2007, click Office button > Excel Options), in the Excel Options dialog box, click Advanced in the left pane, and then uncheck Ask to update automatic links under General section, see screenshot:

a screenshot showing how to uncheck the Ask to update automatic links box

2. Then click OK to close this dialog, when you open this workbook next time, the links are automatically updated, and additionally, no message appears.

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