Workbook.FollowHyperlink method (Excel)

Displays a cached document if it has already been downloaded. Otherwise, this method resolves the hyperlink, downloads the target document, and displays the document in the appropriate application.

Syntax

expression.FollowHyperlink (Address, SubAddress, NewWindow, AddHistory, ExtraInfo, Method, HeaderInfo)

expression An expression that returns a Workbook object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Address	Required	String	The address of the target document.
SubAddress	Optional	Variant	The location within the target document. The default value is the empty string.
NewWindow	Optional	Variant	True to display the target application in a new window. The default value is False.
AddHistory	Optional	Variant	Not used. Reserved for future use.
ExtraInfo	Optional	Variant	A String or byte array that specifies additional information for HTTP to use to resolve the hyperlink. For example, you can use ExtraInfo to specify the coordinates of an image map, the contents of a form, or a FAT file name.
Method	Optional	Variant	Specifies the way ExtraInfo is attached. Can be one of the MsoExtraInfoMethod constants: msoMethodGet or msoMethodPost.
HeaderInfo	Optional	Variant	A String that specifies header information for the HTTP request. The default value is an empty string.

Example

This example loads the document at example.microsoft.com in a new browser window and adds it to the History folder.

ActiveWorkbook.FollowHyperlink Address:="https://example.microsoft.com"

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