4.7.1 Inserting Links into Worksheet Cells

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URL Links

Inserting URL Links into Worksheet Cells

To insert live links into worksheet cells, simply begin URLs with http://. The link will become active when you finish editing, and will open in a web browser when clicked.

To insert a link with display text different from the URL, use the following syntax:

URL DisplayedText

Note the white space between the URL and the displayed text.

For example, if you enter http://www.originlab.com here, the word “here” appears in the cell. When clicked, a web browser opens to the OriginLab website.

Inserting URL Links into Graphs

You can also insert hyperlinked text objects into graphs:

1. Click the Text Tool button on the Tools toolbar. Place the cursor in the graph and type OriginLab.
2. Right-click the text, and then select Programming Control...

   

3. In the Script, Run After drop-down menu, select None. In the text box below, type http://www.originlab.com. The text will now appear as a live link, and will open a browser to the OriginLab website when clicked.

To make the text label appear as a button, select Button Up from the Script, Run After drop-down menu, and then enter either of the following commands in the text box.

run -lk "URL"

or

win -aw "URL"

Click OK to close the dialog.

Internal Links

Inserting Internal Links into Worksheet Cells

To insert internal links to ranges, begin with range://, and then follow with book, sheet, and column information, using the syntax in these examples:

range://[book1]sheet2

This will activate Sheet 2 in Book 1.

range://[book1]sheet2!col(2)[10]

This will activate Sheet 2 in Book 1; the tenth row of the second column will display at the top of the worksheet.

To display text that differs from the actual link, use this syntax:

InternalLink DisplayedText

Note the white space between the internal link and the displayed text.

For example, if you enter range://[book1]sheet2 here, the word “here” appears in the cell. When clicked, sheet 2 of book 1 is activated.

Inserting Internal Links into Graphs

You can also use a text label with an internal link to activate a range of data:

1. Click the Text Tool button on the Tools toolbar. Place the cursor in the graph and type Sheet2, column2 ,row10.
2. Right-click the text, and then select Programming Control....

   

3. In the Script, Run After drop-down menu, select None. In the text box below, type the internal link range://[Book1]sheet2!col(2)[10]. The text will now appear as a live link, and when clicked will activate Sheet 2 in Book 1 at the tenth row of column 2.

To make the text appear as a button, select Button Up from the Script, Run After drop-down menu, and then enter the following command:

run -lk "range://[Book1]sheet2!col(2)[10]"

Links to Show Contents From Other Cell

In one cell, to show contents from other cell, begin with cell://, and then follow with the cell information. Syntax is like this example:

cell://[book1]sheet2!col(A)[1]

The contents in the first cell of column A in the sheet2 of book1 will be displayed in the current cell.

When a link refers to a cell in the same sheet, you can omit the Book and Sheet reference:

cell://col(A)[1]

or even more simply as

cell://A[1]

Similarly, you can reference another sheet in the same book with:

cell://sheet3!C[10]

Origin 2018 SR0 and later support a simplified notation for displaying numeric content from other cells and performing cell-level calculations. To learn more, see Using a Formula to Set Cell Values.

Help Link

Inserting Help Links into Worksheet Cells

To insert links to Origin Help documents, begin with help://, and then follow with the link to the Help page. For example:

Help://TUTORIAL.CHM/Tutorial/Import_Wizard.html

The link will become active when you finish editing, and will open in a web browser when clicked.

To insert a link with display text different from the URL, use the following syntax:

HelpLink DisplayedText

Note the white space between the Help link and the displayed text.

For example, if you enter help://TUTORIAL.CHM/Tutorial/Import_Wizard.html here, the word “here” appears in the cell. When clicked, a web browser opens to the Import Wizard page in the Origin Help document.:

Inserting Help Links into Graphs

You can also insert hyperlinked text objects into graphs:

1. Click the Text Tool button on the Tools toolbar. Place the cursor in the graph and type OriginLab.
2. Right-click the text, and then select Programming Control...

   

3. In the Script, Run After drop-down menu, select None. In the text box below, type help://TUTORIAL.CHM/Tutorial/Import_Wizard.html. The text will now appear as a live link, and will open a browser to the Import Wizard page in the Origin Help document.

To make the text label appear as a button, select Button Up from the Script, Run After drop-down menu, and then enter the appropriate code in the text box. For example:

run -lk "help://TUTORIAL.CHM/Tutorial/Import_Wizard.html""

Click OK to close the dialog.

Links to LabTalk Variables

To insert a link to a LabTalk variable, use the following syntax:

var://VariableName

For example, the value of the variable MyVar is 3.14. If you enter var://MyVar in a worksheet cell, you will see 3.14 displayed. The displayed value changed with the value of the variable.

If the LabTalk variable is a string variable, the following syntax can be used also:

str://StringVariableName$

For example, the value of the variable MyBook$ is Book7. If you enter str://MyBook$ or var://MyBook$ in a worksheet cell, you will see Book7 displayed. The displayed value changes with the value of the variable.

var://max(col(A))*2 //find the max value in column A and multiply by 2

Links to Graph/Matrix/Notes Windows

Links to Graph Window

To manually add a link to a graph window into a worksheet cell, use the syntax:

graph://GraphName

This inserts a linked image of the graph into the cell. Double-clicking on the cell activates the graph window.

A better method for linking to a graph window is to right-click on the worksheet cell and choose Insert Graph. This opens the InsertGraph dialog box. Expand the Options branch and disable Move Graph to cell [Embedding]. The advantage of this method is that you can choose other options for displaying the linked graph.

Links to Matrix Window

To add a link to a matrix window into a worksheet cell, use the syntax:

matrix://[MatrixBookName] // link to matrixbook
matrix://[MatrixBookName]MatrixSheetName! // link to matrixsheet
matrix://[MatrixBookName]MatrixSheetName!MatrixObjectNumber // link to matrix object


For example, there is a matrix object in matrixsheet of matrixbook, named [MBook1]MSheet1!1, then add matrix://[MBook1]MSheet1!1 into a worksheet cell, then this cell will show the image mode (like a thumbnail) of the matrix object. If double-click on this cell, the matrix object will be activated.

Links to Notes Window

To manually add a link to an existing Notes window into a worksheet cell, use the syntax:

notes://NotesName

For example, there is a Notes window named Notes, then add notes://Notes into a worksheet cell, then a link is available to this Notes window. If click on this link, the Notes window will be activated.

To simultaneously create and link to a new Notes window, simply right-click on a worksheet cell and choose Insert Notes from the shortcut menu.

Note links support a DisplayedText option similar to range and http.

Links to Image File

The following syntax is used to link an image file into a worksheet cell, and the image will display in the worksheet cell.

file://ImagePath

For example, there is an image file located in E:\ drive, and named Flower.jpg. Then add file://E:\Flower.jpg into a worksheet cell, and the image will show there.

Related Topics

• LabTalk Scripting Guide: Insert Links into Worksheet Cells
• The cell() function
• Using Formulae to Set Cell Values