i was wondering if this possible. i want to put a link in a cell that goes to my directory called - C:\Users\thet\Desktop\numbers\10000\instructions.txt. i have this link now - C:\Users\thet\Desktop\numbers\10000\instructions.txt. but i know about %userprofile% and %appdata%. can i put this as address? %userprofile%\Desktop\numbers\10000\instructions.txt. i tried once, but excel says that it cant open it. these shortcuts work in other spots in windows. why not with excel? thank you.