Link data from another Excel workbook (Easier than XLookup?)

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Tue 20 Sep 2022, 13:18 Delegate Dale said...

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Link data from another Excel workbook (Easier than XLookup?)

I have a workbook that looks up individual info on separate sheets within different workbooks.
At the moment I'm using XLookup and linking each bit of info to each little section in the other workbooks. Both workbooks are updated at various points & I'm trying to track when info is added & not communicated.
I don't know how else to describe what I'm trying to do. I've gone the long route but every time a new project is started i have to do all of it again.

Wed 21 Sep 2022, 16:56 Trainer Jens said...

RE: Link data from another Excel workbook (Easier than XLookup?)

Hi Dale,

Thank you for the forum question.

I am not sure I fully understand what you want, but if you need to know if changes have been done in a Excel worksheet, you can use the tool Track Changes.

But it can only be used in a shared Excel file.

I try to avoid shared Excel files for a number of reasons.

You have a VBA solution I would use.

Please have a look at the link below.

https://www.ozgrid.com/VBA/track-changes.htm

Kind regards

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