I have a spreadsheet. I've added a Icon of a Folder to that spreadsheet. I linked that Icon to an existing folder on my desktop. Is there a way that I can drag/drop documents into that Folder Icon so that they appear in the folder they are linked to? Thanks for the help.
I think you would need to display a source directory for the documents you want to move into the target folder. If you do that, then it defeats the purpose of the embedded icon, since you can just drag files in the directory display to do the same thing. Or maybe I don'[t get the picture.
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Basically the same concept of dragging/dropping into any folder on your desktop. I feel like it SHOULD be possible, I'm just having a hard time finding the solution.
My train of thought was, you can hyperlink an icon/picture to a folder...easy peasy. So is there a way to drag and drop things into that folder by just dragging them over the icon?
Drag and drop documents from where? Do you mean you've added a picture of a folder and then added a hyperlink to the picture that's pointed to the folder?
Last edited by Kyle123; 10-29-2018 at 10:05 AM.
Please see attached. Might clear things up. Tks.
And to the "from where?" portion of your question, drag them from various locations on the pc. I'm trying to use this as a platform to organize customer information.
Sorry, I must have missed something - how are any of those linked to a folder on your desktop?
Anyway, now I know what you're after, I think the answer is no, well not feasibly anyway, you'd need to capture the event of dropping a file on the worksheet that I don't think is exposed.
The easiest way of doing this I think would be to drop a web browser control on a userform that opens when you click the icon. You could then drop files onto this to move them.
Last edited by Kyle123; 10-29-2018 at 10:47 AM.
Currently they're not linked to anything...I haven't applied the hyperlinks. Here's the plan. Let's say I have 10 rows. Each row is a customer/job. When I click that button the icons will appear. I will be able to link to a call log, a job folder for that customer, spreadsheet for that customer, a schedule, etc. Regarding the FOLDER icon. I want to take documents as I receive them and put them in that customer's folder. I'd like to do this by Dragging and Dropping, onto the Icon.
The easiest way of doing this I think would be to drop a web browser control on a userform that opens when you click the icon. You could then drop files onto this to move them.
You're using the wrong tool for the job here though, Excel is a calculator, Access would be a better choice
object<OK>Hyperklink<Not OK>Application Constant. It will not transition from the worksheet obect to the directory through an icon hyperlink. The underlying drag and drop software would not support that method.
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Last edited by JLGWhiz; 10-29-2018 at 03:11 PM.
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