XL2000: Linked References Not Updated in Closed Worksheet

• Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

If you move cells on a source worksheet, the original linked cell values on the dependent worksheet may no longer be referenced.

CAUSE

When you move linked cells in a source worksheet while the dependent worksheet is closed, the references in the dependent worksheet are not adjusted.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use either of the following methods:

• Make sure the dependent worksheet is open when you move linked cells on the source worksheet.
  
  -or-
  
  
• Use named references when you link cells between worksheets. For example, use the following formula

  =[Book1.xls]Sheet1!Test

  where Test is a defined name that refers to cell A1 in Sheet1.

MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Excel versions 3.0 and 4.0, if both the source and dependent files are open when you create the links, the links between worksheets are adjusted when you move cells on the source worksheet. This behavior occurs both when the dependent worksheet is open and when it is closed.

However, Microsoft Excel versions 5.0 and later track cell movement and adjust references to external documents only when the dependent worksheet is open. If the dependent worksheet is closed and you move cells on the source worksheet, the changes are not reflected when you open the dependent worksheet. With the behavior in these later versions of Microsoft Excel, worksheets that contain links take less room on your hard disk and are saved more quickly than linked worksheets in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel.

REFERENCES

For more information about about updating links, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type "Update references to a workbook that has been renamed or moved" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Additional query words: link linking update XL2000

Keywords : xlformula
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb