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Create another excel document that updates when original updates

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    Create another excel document that updates when original updates

    I have a document in a department shared drive. I want to create another copy of this document and put it in another drive for a user to access whenever he wants. BUT I want the copied document to update automatically when the original is updated ( it is a spreadsheet). The user for the copied document will not be getting access to the original document because it is in a drive that has many other documents that he is not supposed to see. So we need to create a copy that user can review and will have the updated info always available. What is the best way to do this. I read about linking but that does not seem to apply to the entire worksheet but to parts of it. Thanks.

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    Re: Create another excel document that updates when original updates

    The best option Excel has is the shared workbook (which you dont what to use), I don't think VBA could even do this.
    Last edited by MrExcelPro; 03-03-2011 at 04:54 PM.
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    Re: Create another excel document that updates when original updates

    Bummer. Thanks for your response !

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    Re: Create another excel document that updates when original updates

    Why not just either provide a hyperlink to the document or if necessary provide a button that has VBA to open the file
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