Posted by Michael Alfaro on March 30, 2010

How to get the underlying hyperlink address in excel

Needed this today and I know I’m on the only one who will :)  Thanks to ozgrid.com for the hookup.  “The hookup”, that was so 90′s wasn’t it!

The Code

Function GetAddress(HyperlinkCell As Range)

    GetAddress = Replace(HyperlinkCell.Hyperlinks(1).Address, "mailto:", "")

End Function

To use this UDF push Alt+F11 and go Insert>Module and paste in the code. Push Alt+Q and save. The Function will appear under “User Defined” in the Paste Function dialog box (Shift+F3). Use the Function in any cell as shown below.

=GetAddress(A1)

Where cell A1 has a Hyperlink within it.

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