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    Moving Linked Files

    Ahoy, I'm new to excel and I've searched the forums for this question and haven't found it yet, even though I'm sure that it's there. I apologize if this is a common one.

    I have one excel file linked to another which I will call linkee and linked. When I move linked to a new directory and then open linkee, it will ask me to locate the new location of linked. I will show it, but it won't save in the function. (i.e. if C:\files\linked.xls moves to C:\files\Excel\linked.xls the function in linkee will remain as C:\files\linked.xls)

    Now it will update the info if I locate linked for it, but I don't want to have to do that every time. I'm trying to make an excel file that anyone in my company could use easily without previous knowledge of the file. Is this possible?

    Let me know if you need more info. Thank you.

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    Good afternoon redux112358

    ...and welcome to the forum!!

    You need to open your linked file and go to Edit > Links.

    This should show the name of the "linkee" file. Click on the Change Source button and select the new linkee. This should change all linked formulae accordingly. You can now save and close.

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    Thank you, Dominic. I've now also added a note to any future users how to do it, in case they don't know. Works perfectly.

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