Microsoft Excel is a versatile powerhouse for data organization and analysis, and one of its most valuable features is the ability to create hyperlinks. Hyperlinks enable you to effortlessly navigate between various worksheets within the same workbook, enhancing accessibility and user-friendliness. In this comprehensive guide, we'll delve into creating, editing, and removing hyperlinks in Excel, with a primary focus on interconnecting worksheets within the same workbook.

Create a hyperlink to another sheet in Excel

• By using use the Hyperlink command
• Quickly create hyperlinks to each worksheet in one sheet with Kutools
• By using the HYPERLINK function
• By using the drag-and-drop method

Edit a hyperlink in Excel

• Change the link destination/link text
• Modify the hyperlink format

Remove a hyperlink in Excel

• By using the Remove Hyperlink feature
• Easily remove hyperlinks without losing formatting using a smart tool

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Create a Hyperlink to another sheet in Excel

Creating hyperlinks to link other sheets in Excel is a valuable skill for seamless navigation between different worksheets in the same workbook. Here are four methods to create a hyperlink in Excel.

Create a hyperlink to another sheet by using the Hyperlink command

You can create a hyperlink to another worksheet in the same workbook by employing Excel's built-in Hyperlink command. Here's how to do it:

Step 1: Select a cell in a sheet that you want to create a hyperlink to another sheet

Here I selected cell A3 in the Index sheet.

Step 2: Navigate to the Insert tab and click Link

Step 3: In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, please do as follows:

1. Click the Place in This Document button in the left Link to box.

2. Click on the desired worksheet in the Or select a place in this document box to set it as the destination for your hyperlink; here I selected the Sales sheet.

3. Enter the cell address in the Type the cell reference box if you want to hyperlink to a specific cell in the chosen sheet Sales; Here I entered cell D1.

4. Enter the text you want to display for the hyperlink in the Text to display box; Here I input Sales.

5. Click OK.

Result

Now cell A3 in the Index sheet is added a hyperlink to the specified cell D1 of the Sales sheet in the same workbook. You can hover over the hyperlink and click on it to go to the specified cell D1 in Sales sheet.

Quickly create hyperlinks to each worksheet in one sheet with Kutools

To create individual hyperlinks to each worksheet within the same workbook, the conventional approach requires the repetitive creation of separate hyperlinks for each worksheet, a time-consuming and labor-intensive task. However, with Kutools for Excel's Create List of Sheet Names utility, you can quickly create a hyperlink for each worksheet in one worksheet, significantly reducing manual effort and streamlining the process.

After downloading and installing Kutools for Excel, select Kutools Plus > Worksheet > Create List of Sheet Names. In the Create List of Sheet Names dialog box, please do as follows.

1. In the Sheet Index Styles section, check the Contains a list of hyperlinks option; (Here, you can also create buttons to link to other sheets as you need.）
2. In the Specify sheet name for Sheet Index box, type a name for the new worksheet where will the hyperlinks will be located;
3. In the Insert the Sheet Index in drop-down list, specify the position for the new Index sheet;
4. Click OK.

Result

Now hyperlinks to each worksheet are inserted in the newly-created Index sheet. You can click on any of the hyperlinks to quickly navigate to other worksheets.

Create a hyperlink to another sheet by using the HYPERLINK Function

With the HYPERLINK function, you also can create a hyperlink to another sheet within the same workbook. Clicking on the cell with the HYPERLINK function will take you to the specified sheet.

Step 1: Click on the cell where you want to create the hyperlink

Here I selected cell A3 in the Index sheet.

Step 2: Enter the HYPERLINK formula

Type the HYPERLINK formula below and press Enter key.

=HYPERLINK("#Sales!D1", "Sales data")

Result

Now the formula creates a hyperlink with the text Sales data in cell A3 of the Index sheet. When you click on it, it will take you to cell D1 in the Sales sheet within the same workbook.

Create a hyperlink to another sheet by using the Drag-and-Drop Method

Excel's drag-and-drop feature provides a quick way to establish hyperlinks within the same workbook. To illustrate the process, we have provided a step-by-step GIF below.

Step-by-Step Descriptions:

1. Select the hyperlink destination cell in a sheet. Here I selected cell D1 in the Sales sheet.

2. Point to one of the cell borders and press the right mouse button and hold it.

3. Press the Alt key, and drag the cell onto the other sheet’s tab. Here I selected the Index sheet.

4. Once the other sheet is activated, release the Alt key, and keep dragging the cell to the place where you want to insert a hyperlink. Here I selected cell A3 in the Index sheet to insert the hyperlink.

5. Release the right mouse button. In the popping-up menu, click Create Hyperlink Here.

Result

Now a hyperlink will appear in cell A3 in the Index sheet, with the text from cell D1 in the Sales sheet. When you click on it, it will take you to cell D1 in the Sales sheet within the same workbook.

Edit a Hyperlink in Excel

After creating a hyperlink, you may need to modify it to change the link destination, link text or adjust its format. In this section, we will show you two methods to edit a hyperlink.

Change the link destination/link text

To modify the destination or text of an existing hyperlink, please do as follows:

Step 1: Right-click on the hyperlink and select Edit Hyperlink from the drop-down menu

Step 2: In the popping-up Edit Hyperlink dialog, please do as follows:

You can make the desired changes to the link text or link location or both. For example, I want to change the link destination to C1 in the Expenses sheet, and change the link text to Expenses.

1. Click on the Expenses sheet in the Or select a place in this document box.

2. Enter cell C1 in the Type the cell reference box.

3. Enter the text Expenses in the Text to display box.

4. Click OK.

Result

Now the link destination and link text are modified successfully.

Modify the hyperlink format

Excel hyperlinks are initially displayed with a traditional underlined blue formatting by default. To modify the default format of a hyperlink, follow these steps:

Step 1: Click on the cell containing the hyperlink.

Step 2: Navigate to the Home tab and locate the Styles group.

• Right-click on Hyperlink and select Modify to change the format of hyperlinks that have not been clicked.
• Or right-click on Followed Hyperlink and select Modify to adjust the formatting of hyperlinks that have been clicked.

Step 3: In the popping-up Style dialog box, click Format.

Step 4: In the Format Cells dialog, modify the hyperlink alignment, font, and fill color as you need

Go to the Alignmenttab, or the Font tab, or the Fill tab to make necessary changes. Here I changed the font of the hyperlink under the Font tab. Click OK to save the changes.

Result

Now the format of the hyperlink has been changed successfully.

Remove a Hyperlink in Excel

Sometimes, you might want to remove hyperlinks without losing the formatting or content associated with it. In this section, we will explore two methods to help you achieve this goal.

Remove a hyperlink by using the Remove Hyperlink feature

Excel provides a straightforward way to remove a hyperlink using the Remove Hyperlink feature. Simply right-click on the cell containing the hyperlink and select Remove Hyperlink from the drop-down menu.

Now the hyperlink is removed while the link text is kept in the cell.

Easily remove hyperlinks without losing formatting using a smart tool

If you use the Remove Hyperlink feature to remove a hyperlink in Excel, the formatting of the hyperlink will be cleared. But we sometimes do need to keep the formatting, such as background color, font, size. Don’t worry. The Remove Hyperlinks Without Losing Formatting feature of Kutools for Excel can remove the hyperlinks while keeping the formatting, no matter in a selected range, an active sheet, multiple selected sheets, or the entire workbook. In this case, we need to remove hyperlinks in selected cells while keeping the formatting.

After downloading and installing Kutools for Excel, firstly select cells where you want to delete the hyperlinks, then click Kutools > Link > Remove Hyperlinks Without Losing Formatting. Select In selected Range from the drop-down menu.

Now all hyperlinks in selected cells are removed at once but the formatting is kept as you need.

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