How to list all filenames in a folder and create hyperlinks for them in Excel?
For your daily work, you may need to import multiple filenames from a folder to a worksheet, and create hyperlinks for each files so that open the file quickly and easily. Maybe, you can copy and paste the filenames and create a hyperlink for it one by one manually, but, this will waste much time if there are hundreds files in the folder. Today, I will talk about some quick and interesting methods to deal with this job.
List all filenames in a folder and create hyperlinks with VBA code
List all filenames in a folder and create hyperlinks with Kutools for Excel
List all filenames in a folder and create hyperlinks with VBA code
To list and create hyperlink with files from a folder, the following VBA code can do you a favor.
1. Activate a new worksheet to put the result.
2. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
3. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following code in the Module Window.
VBA: List all filenames in a folder and create hyperlinks
Sub Example1()
'Updateby Extendoffice
Dim xFSO As Object
Dim xFolder As Object
Dim xFile As Object
Dim xFiDialog As FileDialog
Dim xPath As String
Dim I As Integer
Set xFiDialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
If xFiDialog.Show = -1 Then
xPath = xFiDialog.SelectedItems(1)
End If
Set xFiDialog = Nothing
If xPath = "" Then Exit Sub
Set xFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set xFolder = xFSO.GetFolder(xPath)
For Each xFile In xFolder.Files
I = I + 1
ActiveSheet.Hyperlinks.Add Cells(I, 1), xFile.Path, , , xFile.Name
Next
End Sub
4. Then press F5 key to run this code, and choose the folder that you want to list the files from the Browse window, see screenshot:
5. After specifying the folder, click OK button, and all the files in the specific folder have been listed into active worksheet with hyperlinks, see screenshot:
Note: If there are subfolders in your specific folder, the files in the subfolders will not be listed.
List all filenames in a folder and create hyperlinks with Kutools for Excel
To list all files both in a folder and its subfolders and created hyperlinks for each file, Kutools for Excel’s Filename List may do you a favor. With this feature, all files in folder and subfolders will be listed at once with some attributes, such as file name, file size, created time, containing folder and so on.
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If you have installed Kutools for Excel, please do with following steps:
1. Click Kutools Plus > Import & Export > Filename List, see screenshot:
2. In the Filename List dialog box, please do the following operations:
(1.) Click 
button to select the folder that you want to list the filenames;
(2.) Check Include files in subdirectories if you want to list filenames within subfolders, check Include hidden files and folders if you want to list the hidden files;
(3.) Specify the file types that you want to find and list under the Files type section;
(4.) Select the file size unit that you want to display;
(5.) Check Create hyperlinks at the left bottom of the dialog box.
3. Then click Ok button, and all the files in the folder and subfolders have been listed in a new worksheet with the hyperlinks as you need, see screenshot:
Click to know more details about the Filename List utility…
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