XL97: Error Creating Hyperlink with Chart Sheet in Workbook (159668)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q159668

SYMPTOMS

When you create a hyperlink in a workbook, you may receive the following error message:
Reference is not valid

CAUSE

This problem may occur when all of the following conditions are true:

  • You create a hyperlink in a location within the same workbook. -and-

  • You click "Named location in file (optional)" to browse for the location in the workbook. -and-

  • A chart sheet is the first sheet in the workbook.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Move the Chart Sheet

If possible, move the chart sheet to an location in the workbook. After you move the chart sheet, you can browse to a location in the workbook when you create the hyperlink.

Type the Location Manually

If you do not move the chart sheet, you cannot browse to a location in the active workbook. In this case, you must manually type the location in the "Named location in file (optional)" box.

For example, if there are two worksheets, Sheet1 and Sheet2, in a workbook, and you want to create a hyperlink in cell A1 of Sheet1 to cell A1 in Sheet2, do the following:

  1. Select cell A1 in Sheet1.
  2. On the Insert menu, click Hyperlink.
  3. In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, type Sheet2!A1 in the "Named location in file (optional)" box.
  4. Click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

You do not receive an error message if you browse a defined name in the workbook, even if the chart sheet is the first sheet in the workbook.

For example, if there are two worksheets, Sheet1 and Sheet2, in a workbook, and you want to create a hyperlink in cell A1 of Sheet1 to a defined name called Myrange, do the following:

  1. Select cell A1 in Sheet1.
  2. On the Insert menu, click Hyperlink.
  3. Click "Named location in file (optional)."
  4. In the "Browse Excel Workbook" dialog box, click Defined Name, and then select Myrange in the list of defined names under Defined Name.
  5. Click OK.

REFERENCES

For more information about Hyperlinks, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

hyperlinks, creating

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Create a hyperlink" topic.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/22/2000
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