link cell from another excel window

**xelhelp** · 02-09-2012, 11:15 AM

Hi,

I am running Excel 2007. I have 2 excel windows open on the same computer. Note that these are not two workbooks open in the same excel window, they are two separate excel windows open each with a different workbook. The reason I have two excel windows open is so that i can drag the excel windows separately on my screen. I would like to link cells from one excel window to another. I tried to copy the source cell and paste special in the destination worksheet and it paste's the source cell as an object...(almost like a picture). The problem is that I cant write formulas using this object in my destination sheet. I can only see the values but I cant work with it. I want it to paste the source cell contents (which change in real-time) in the destination worksheet such that I can write formulas and work with the values in the linked cell.

hopefully this was clear..if not please ask

thanks

**mahju** · 02-09-2012, 01:27 PM

Hi

In target sheet in target cell type "=" then go to source sheet click the source celland press enter
Cells will be linked and you can see the formula in formula bar
Regards

**xelhelp** · 02-09-2012, 02:03 PM

Hi Mahju,

this only works if the two sheets are open in the same excel window. I have two separate windows of excel open...it doesn't work with that setup.

**mahju** · 02-09-2012, 02:23 PM

Hi
Use this formate

[worksheetname.xls]sheetname!cell reference

Regards

**xelhelp** · 02-09-2012, 02:35 PM

this would require me to manually double click on the cell and select the source file and then it updates the values. My source cell is updating in real-time, so I would like excel to automatically update the destination cell in real time.

thanks