CAD tip # 1733:

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How to link to a specific area in XLS file.

You can use the HYPERLINK command to link any external document to your drawing (to a drawing object).

To link a XLS (Excel) file and a specific cell or area in it, you can use the following formats of links:

  
C:\Documents\mytable.XLS#B5  
E:\Documents\othertable.XLS#A2:C5

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18.11.2001 7373×

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this tip shared by ARKANCE experts applies to: AutoCAD 2000 · AutoCAD LT 2000 ·

See also:
Tip 14446:	Undocumented options in AutoCAD FIELDs - hyperlinks, hexadecimal or binary format
Tip 14414:	Link geo-tagged photos from your mobile phone to AutoCAD DWG maps.
Tip 14039:	How to display the total volume or surface of 3D solids in DWG?
Tip 13716:	HYPERLIST - list of all used URLs.
Tip 13522:	LookupXLS - populating DWG texts from Excel spreadsheets.

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