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Where are possible fragments in Excel URLs documented?

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Mar 15, 2026356 views
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When creating links to Excel files it is possible to add a fragment to the URL in order to specify a specific location (e.g. a certain sheet) which should be opened when the link is followed. See, for example, this question here on SU. I am looking for a detailed documentation just what types of fr…

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http://somehost.com/some_excel_file.xls#fragment

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Yes, it is documented by Microsoft in Article ID: 197922 which covers what you are trying to do. Basically, after the you place the tab name then followed by the cell reference. If you are doing this in HTML of course you will use... .

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