{"id":28021,"date":"2023-02-03T09:40:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T08:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=28021"},"modified":"2024-04-20T21:03:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T19:03:13","slug":"inserting-a-hyperlink-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/inserting-a-hyperlink-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/64611063-4124-4F9D-9A4E-BE57A7E8078A.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28022 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/64611063-4124-4F9D-9A4E-BE57A7E8078A-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/64611063-4124-4F9D-9A4E-BE57A7E8078A-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/64611063-4124-4F9D-9A4E-BE57A7E8078A-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/64611063-4124-4F9D-9A4E-BE57A7E8078A-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/64611063-4124-4F9D-9A4E-BE57A7E8078A.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this Excel tutorial, you will learn about inserting a hyperlink in <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/free-microsoft-excel-online-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Microsoft Excel\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Microsoft Excel<\/a>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>There are different types of hyperlinks, so we will go over a website hyperlink, an email hyperlink, and a phone hyperlink.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>All three will allow you to access external applications from Excel such as a web browser, a default email program, and even a phone call on your smartphone! <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are several ways to Insert a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel &#8211;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#1\"><strong>Inserting a Website Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2\"><strong>Inserting an Email Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#3\"><strong>Inserting a Phone Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#4\"><strong>BONUS TIP: Microsoft Excel HYPERLINK Function<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let\u2019s look into it in more detail!<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video on How to Insert Hyperlinks in Microsoft Excel on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sFcFVvHIEU0?rel=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a> and give it a thumbs-up!<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sFcFVvHIEU0?rel=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"1\" style=\"color: #ff0000!important\"> Inserting a Website Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>You can insert a hyperlink to your website by highlighting the link in the address bar, <b>Right Click<\/b>, and go to <b>Copy.<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/79728BE4-8F7F-43C6-8142-DC15E867B165.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28071 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/79728BE4-8F7F-43C6-8142-DC15E867B165-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/79728BE4-8F7F-43C6-8142-DC15E867B165-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/79728BE4-8F7F-43C6-8142-DC15E867B165-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/79728BE4-8F7F-43C6-8142-DC15E867B165-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/79728BE4-8F7F-43C6-8142-DC15E867B165.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/span>Go back to the Excel tab, and <b>Right Click<\/b> the cell where you want to place the hyperlink.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AFFA06E7-B193-45D6-BC3D-809CC9F8699C.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-28052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AFFA06E7-B193-45D6-BC3D-809CC9F8699C-1024x663.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AFFA06E7-B193-45D6-BC3D-809CC9F8699C-1024x663.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AFFA06E7-B193-45D6-BC3D-809CC9F8699C-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AFFA06E7-B193-45D6-BC3D-809CC9F8699C-768x497.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AFFA06E7-B193-45D6-BC3D-809CC9F8699C-1536x994.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AFFA06E7-B193-45D6-BC3D-809CC9F8699C.jpeg 1764w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Paste<\/strong>. Then, click on the <strong>Blue Link<\/strong> to see if it works.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1C1BB795-D52C-4932-BF67-B627E50CDDA8.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28028 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1C1BB795-D52C-4932-BF67-B627E50CDDA8-1024x411.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1C1BB795-D52C-4932-BF67-B627E50CDDA8-1024x411.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1C1BB795-D52C-4932-BF67-B627E50CDDA8-300x120.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1C1BB795-D52C-4932-BF67-B627E50CDDA8-768x308.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1C1BB795-D52C-4932-BF67-B627E50CDDA8.jpeg 1412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Next, <strong>Right Click<\/strong> on the hyperlink to view the options for editing. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2417D45B-6AC3-4B48-B733-88339FEF83A2.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28072 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2417D45B-6AC3-4B48-B733-88339FEF83A2-1024x635.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2417D45B-6AC3-4B48-B733-88339FEF83A2-1024x635.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2417D45B-6AC3-4B48-B733-88339FEF83A2-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2417D45B-6AC3-4B48-B733-88339FEF83A2-768x476.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2417D45B-6AC3-4B48-B733-88339FEF83A2.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Click <strong>Edit Hyperlink<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, you can customize the <strong>Display Text<\/strong> of your hyperlink, and more importantly where the hyperlink leads to on the <strong>Where do you want to link to feature<\/strong>. Hit <strong>OK<\/strong>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/413FBCFD-FF3B-4F54-AC68-E852E54256BF.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28031 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/413FBCFD-FF3B-4F54-AC68-E852E54256BF-1024x570.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/413FBCFD-FF3B-4F54-AC68-E852E54256BF-1024x570.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/413FBCFD-FF3B-4F54-AC68-E852E54256BF-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/413FBCFD-FF3B-4F54-AC68-E852E54256BF-768x427.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/413FBCFD-FF3B-4F54-AC68-E852E54256BF-1536x855.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/413FBCFD-FF3B-4F54-AC68-E852E54256BF.jpeg 1770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conversely, you can remove the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/clickable-hyperlinks-in-powerpoint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a> by right clicking the hyperlink and selecting <strong>Remove Hyperlink<\/strong>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/37BC15CD-7276-4EE6-8EBD-BE83915E0F5B.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28032 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/37BC15CD-7276-4EE6-8EBD-BE83915E0F5B-1024x716.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/37BC15CD-7276-4EE6-8EBD-BE83915E0F5B-1024x716.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/37BC15CD-7276-4EE6-8EBD-BE83915E0F5B-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/37BC15CD-7276-4EE6-8EBD-BE83915E0F5B-768x537.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/37BC15CD-7276-4EE6-8EBD-BE83915E0F5B-1536x1075.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/37BC15CD-7276-4EE6-8EBD-BE83915E0F5B.jpeg 1558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"2\" style=\"color: #ff0000!important\"> Inserting an Email Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our next type of hyperlink is the email address. This method would lead your click directly to a draft of an email addressed to the hyperlink email.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Type an email address into your selected cell. Hit <strong>ENTER<\/strong>, and voila, your email hyperlink is created.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AA520E8D-E717-4450-BFF4-1E104F8C7E46.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28034 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AA520E8D-E717-4450-BFF4-1E104F8C7E46-1024x325.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AA520E8D-E717-4450-BFF4-1E104F8C7E46-1024x325.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AA520E8D-E717-4450-BFF4-1E104F8C7E46-300x95.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AA520E8D-E717-4450-BFF4-1E104F8C7E46-768x244.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AA520E8D-E717-4450-BFF4-1E104F8C7E46-1536x487.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AA520E8D-E717-4450-BFF4-1E104F8C7E46.jpeg 1828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click on the Link<\/strong> and you will be redirected to an Outlook email draft.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6E5DCD2D-4785-4AB1-A06F-75B22600AD78.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28033 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6E5DCD2D-4785-4AB1-A06F-75B22600AD78-1024x493.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6E5DCD2D-4785-4AB1-A06F-75B22600AD78-1024x493.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6E5DCD2D-4785-4AB1-A06F-75B22600AD78-300x144.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6E5DCD2D-4785-4AB1-A06F-75B22600AD78-768x370.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6E5DCD2D-4785-4AB1-A06F-75B22600AD78-1536x739.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6E5DCD2D-4785-4AB1-A06F-75B22600AD78-2048x985.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"3\" style=\"color: #ff0000!important\"> Inserting a Phone Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lastly, let\u2019s look at how we can create a phone number hyperlink.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Type in <strong>tel:(phone number)<\/strong> in the cell and hit <strong>ENTER<\/strong>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AB5F1C13-2798-4D06-AB25-8D7EC4B29ED0.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28036 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AB5F1C13-2798-4D06-AB25-8D7EC4B29ED0-1024x469.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AB5F1C13-2798-4D06-AB25-8D7EC4B29ED0-1024x469.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AB5F1C13-2798-4D06-AB25-8D7EC4B29ED0-300x137.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AB5F1C13-2798-4D06-AB25-8D7EC4B29ED0-768x351.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AB5F1C13-2798-4D06-AB25-8D7EC4B29ED0-1536x703.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AB5F1C13-2798-4D06-AB25-8D7EC4B29ED0-2048x937.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note, that since we are creating this hyperlink on a computer with no calling software, the link will not work to redirect you to a call. Instead, we can open this Excel file on a smartphone, and it will give you the option to call the hyperlink phone number. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bring up the file on the mobile version of Excel. <strong>Click<\/strong> on the hyperlink and hit <strong>Link<\/strong>. <strong>Click Open<\/strong>. Your smartphone will bring out an option to Call the hyperlink number.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CF6B1BCF-CB89-47B1-9E93-557E8E512815.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-28037 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CF6B1BCF-CB89-47B1-9E93-557E8E512815-488x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"488\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CF6B1BCF-CB89-47B1-9E93-557E8E512815-488x1024.jpeg 488w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CF6B1BCF-CB89-47B1-9E93-557E8E512815-143x300.jpeg 143w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CF6B1BCF-CB89-47B1-9E93-557E8E512815.jpeg 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6221BF17-7FEC-4107-9B4D-AD78BFF36EBB.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-28038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6221BF17-7FEC-4107-9B4D-AD78BFF36EBB-487x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"487\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6221BF17-7FEC-4107-9B4D-AD78BFF36EBB-487x1024.jpeg 487w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6221BF17-7FEC-4107-9B4D-AD78BFF36EBB-143x300.jpeg 143w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6221BF17-7FEC-4107-9B4D-AD78BFF36EBB.jpeg 608w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/90770D4F-79D3-4E97-AA9D-3C513B08AEE3.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-28039 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/90770D4F-79D3-4E97-AA9D-3C513B08AEE3-499x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"499\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/90770D4F-79D3-4E97-AA9D-3C513B08AEE3-499x1024.jpeg 499w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/90770D4F-79D3-4E97-AA9D-3C513B08AEE3-146x300.jpeg 146w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/90770D4F-79D3-4E97-AA9D-3C513B08AEE3.jpeg 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"4\" style=\"color: #ff0000!important\"> BONUS TIP: Microsoft Excel HYPERLINK Function <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have a cell that just has a phone number, <strong>Click<\/strong> on another empty cell and input this <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/top-excel-formulas-function-examples-to-get-better-at-microsoft-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"formula\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">formula<\/a>: <strong>=HYPERLINK(\u201ctel:\u201d &amp; C4)<\/strong> then hit <strong>ENTER<\/strong>. It will now create the contents of that cell into a hyperlink. (*C4 is the cell with the phone number with no formula) If you change that phone number, the hyperlink would change automatically, as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/F4F1F3B1-3686-4A37-A670-5E2C2F9F31A6.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28073 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/F4F1F3B1-3686-4A37-A670-5E2C2F9F31A6-1024x330.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/F4F1F3B1-3686-4A37-A670-5E2C2F9F31A6-1024x330.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/F4F1F3B1-3686-4A37-A670-5E2C2F9F31A6-300x97.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/F4F1F3B1-3686-4A37-A670-5E2C2F9F31A6-768x247.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/F4F1F3B1-3686-4A37-A670-5E2C2F9F31A6.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>You can even put a Friendly Name in the formula by inputting:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>=HYPERLINK(\u201ctel:\u201d &amp; C4, \u201cCall Me\u201d)<\/strong> then hit <strong>ENTER<\/strong>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/275E8230-FFE7-4941-B570-9FBF5C2CAC71.jpeg\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28074 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/275E8230-FFE7-4941-B570-9FBF5C2CAC71-1024x269.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/275E8230-FFE7-4941-B570-9FBF5C2CAC71-1024x269.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/275E8230-FFE7-4941-B570-9FBF5C2CAC71-300x79.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/275E8230-FFE7-4941-B570-9FBF5C2CAC71-768x202.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/275E8230-FFE7-4941-B570-9FBF5C2CAC71.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Friendly Name of the link is now \u201cCall Me.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FA117AA2-15A5-4593-A675-66395A9BB80B.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28045 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FA117AA2-15A5-4593-A675-66395A9BB80B-1024x278.jpeg\" alt=\"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FA117AA2-15A5-4593-A675-66395A9BB80B-1024x278.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FA117AA2-15A5-4593-A675-66395A9BB80B-300x81.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FA117AA2-15A5-4593-A675-66395A9BB80B-768x208.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FA117AA2-15A5-4593-A675-66395A9BB80B-1536x417.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FA117AA2-15A5-4593-A675-66395A9BB80B.jpeg 1825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There you have it! By inserting hyperlinks you can make your Excel projects more interactive. Stay tuned for more tutorials in this blog!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Excel tutorial, you will learn about inserting a hyperlink in Microsoft Excel.\u00a0 There are different types of hyperlinks, so we will go over a website hyperlink, an email hyperlink, and a phone hyperlink.\u00a0 All three will allow you to access external applications from Excel such as a web browser, a default email program, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"Inserting a Hyperlink in Microsoft Excel","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[1092],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28021"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}