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I use RoboHelp HTML version 7 and just upgraded to MS Office 2007. I have project that contains hyperlinks to specific cells in an Excel spreadsheet using the following syntax: <a HREF="../file_name.xls#cell_name"> (a tip I found on Peter Grainge's website). This worked fine with Office 2003.
With Office 2007, however, the hyperlink opens the Excel spreadsheet to the first cell on the first tab regardless of the the #cell_name suffix. I've tried the following with no success:
When I preview the topic, the hyperlink is active but does not open the spreadsheet (topic cannot be found). In the generated output, the hyperlink is not even a hyperlink (just plain old text).
Another unusual behavior (I have no idea if this is related) -- before I tried to fix this, when the original spreadsheet (.xls) opened in "compatibility mode," it was not maximized in Excel's window. When I used to open this in Office 2003, it was always maximized.
Does anyone know if the #cell_name suffix works in Office 2007? Is there another way to link to a specific cell?
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I tried to contact Sheela who shared the method but it looks like she has moved on. Sorry.
See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips
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Thanks for trying
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Hi all
As I understand it, the "X" on the 2007 stuff signifies a format similar to a zipped format. If what I understand is true, it would seem to make sense that this would also somewhat preclude linking in the manner you are speaking of. It would be akin to opening a specific document after first opening the zip archive.
Cheers... Rick
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Ahhh... thanks for the info. Bummer though.