How to Edit a Link in Excel 2013

Last updated on May 18th, 2023 at 06:25 pm

Adding a link to a cell in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet makes it easy for readers of your spreadsheet to visit a Web page that is relevant to that information. But sometimes the link will not go to the most useful possible page, or it may have been entered incorrectly. When this happens, then you will need to change the address of the link.

Fortunately the process for changing a hyperlink in Excel is similar to the process for adding one, and you can follow our directions below to modify an existing link in your spreadsheet.

 

How to Change a Hyperlink in Excel 2013

The steps in this article will assume that you already have the Web page open to which you want to link, that you have a document open that contains the link, or that you know the address of the link that you will be adding.

 

Step 1: Open your spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel 2013.

 

Step 2: Navigate to the Web page or document containing the new link that you want to use.

 

Step 3: Select the link, then press Ctrl + C on your keyboard to copy it, or right-click the selected link and choose the Copy option.

copy the address for the link

 

 

Step 4: Return to the spreadsheet, then right-click on the cell containing the existing link and choose the Edit Hyperlink option.

right-click the cell, then click edit hyperlink

 

 

Step 5: Click inside the Address field at the bottom of the window, delete the existing link, then press Ctrl + V on your keyboard to paste the link you previously copied, or right-click in the address field and choose the Paste option.

delete the old link, then paste in the new link

 

 

Step 6: Confirm that the Web page address shown is correct, then click the OK button.

click the OK button

 

 

If you are having difficulty right-clicking, or are unable to do so, then you can also change the hyperlink by selecting the cell, clicking the Insert tab at the top of the window, then clicking the Hyperlink button in the Links section of the navigational ribbon.

click insert, then click hyperlink

 

 

This article on Microsoft’s support website can provide you with additional information on making your spreadsheet more accessible, including some tips about hyperlinking.

Did you know that you can also add a link to a picture in your Excel spreadsheet? This article will show you how.

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