Quick summary
This tutorial shows how to find external links in Microsoft Excel using the Find and Select tool. By searching for .xl in the Find dialog, you can quickly locate all external workbook references in any selected cell range.
Steps
- Open the file in your Excel application.
- Select the cells in which you want to find external links.
- Click Find and Select on the Excel ribbon, then choose Find.
- In the search bar, type .xl to locate the external links.
- Review all external links listed at the bottom of the results.
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