Excel: Linking to File with Apostrophe in Name

Last reviewed: November 29, 1994
Article ID: Q25907

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 1.x, 2.2, 3.0, 4.0

SUMMARY

When you are linking to a Microsoft Excel document, if the name of that document contains an apostrophe ('), single quotation marks must be placed around the name of the document, and two single quotation marks must be inserted in the position of the apostrophe.

For example, if the name of the document you are linking to is "September's", the formula to link to cell A1 on this spreadsheet would be as follows:

   ='September''s'!$A$1

MORE INFORMATION

Another way to link two documents is as follows:

Open both documents.
Activate the dependent document.
Select the cell where the information is to be placed.
Type an equals sign (=).
From the Window menu, choose the name of the other document.
Select the cell that has the desired information.
Press RETURN.

Microsoft Excel will automatically enter the name of the document, including any appropriate single quotation marks.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory:
Additional words: 1.0 1.00 1.03 1.04 1.06 1.5 1.50 2.2 2.20
3.0 3.00 4.0 4.00 mark

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Last reviewed: November 29, 1994
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