How to insert hyperlinks to Word Documents/files in Excel?
Hyperlink is an easy way to skip to destination cell, webpage, or open specified files in Excel. Do you know how to insert a hyperlink to a Word document? What if you want to batch insert multiple hyperlinks to all Word documents in a specified folder? The following methods will guide you through the process.
- Insert hyperlink to a Word document/file with Hyperlink feature
- Insert hyperlinks to all Word documents/files in one folder
Insert hyperlink to a Word document/file with Hyperlink feature
We can add a hyperlink to a Word document in Excel easily with Hyperlink feature. You can do as follows:
1. Select the cell you will add a hyperlink, and then click Insert > Hyperlink.
2. In the opening Insert Hyperlink dialog box, click the Browse for File button 
, in the popping Link to File dialog box find out and select the Word document you will link, and then click the OK button.
3. In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, click the OK button to insert the hyperlink.
Then you will see the specified hyperlink is added to selected cell as below screenshot shown.
One click to delete all hyperlinks in selected range, active sheet, or active workbook
For removing multiple hyperlinks in a selected range, Kutools for Excel’s Delete Hyperlinks utility can help you archive with just one click. This utility can also delete all hyperlinks in active sheet, selected sheets, or active workbook with just one click.
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Insert hyperlinks to all Word documents/files in one folder
Sometimes, you may want to batch add multiple hyperlinks to all Word documents or files in a folder. In this case, you can apply Kutools for Excel’s Filename List utility to get it done.
1. Click the Kutools Plus > Import / Export > Filename List.
2. In the popping Filename List dialog box, you need to:
(1) Click the Browse button 
to open Browse For Folder dialog box, and then specify the folder in which you will add hyperlinks to all Word Documents.
(2) Check the Create hyperlinks option;
(3) Check the Specify option, and then type docx in the below box;
3. Click the OK button to apply the Filename List utility.
Then you will see multiple hyperlinks added to all Word documents in the specified folder in a new worksheet. See below screenshot:
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Demo: Insert hyperlinks to all Word documents/files in one folder
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