# MS Office Question--Putting text hyperlinks in an Excel document **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 13, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-office-question-putting-text-hyperlinks-in-an-excel-document/254970 "2004-07-13T22:29:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-office-question-putting-text-hyperlinks-in-an-excel-document/254970/1 "2004-07-13T22:29:49Z")
You know how we code links here, for instance www.whatever.com. Well, suppose I’m writing a program (in Java, to be exact), that produces a CSV file which later gets loaded into Excel. This is a schedule and set of operating instructions, and I’d like to have a column of text hyperlinks that will lead the user to a detailed list of steps. Is this possible? Is there some way to do this from Java? Knowing that Java is from Sun and not MS, I’m not altogether optimistic, but hope abides. ---
**Author:** ![Consumer\_Sovereignty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Consumer\_Sovereignty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Consumer_Sovereignty)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-office-question-putting-text-hyperlinks-in-an-excel-document/254970/2 "2004-07-14T01:41:53Z")
Is Ctrl-K what you are after? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-office-question-putting-text-hyperlinks-in-an-excel-document/254970/3 "2004-07-14T01:59:20Z")
Or _Insert --\> Hyperlink_ in your toolbar.