Excel – Link two excel workbook located in different computers

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I have two excel workbook
The first one located in one computer (i.e. "\192.168.7.1\Shared\book1.xls")
The second one in another computer (i.e. "\192.168.7.2\Shared\book2.xls")

With both spreadsheet opened in the relative computer, I want to link the Book1!A1 cell on the second one, then any time the Book1!A1 cell change the book2 refresh the values…

Is that possible?

Best Answer

If you really want the functionality of changes updating quickly, then you will have to use a version of office that supports collaboration this way (like Excel Web Apps) and then use different spreadsheets or something similar to do the references.

If you want to skip the real-time (or anything like it time) update, you can use: ='\192.168.7.1\Shared\[book1.xls]Book1'!A1
to access a cell in the other document. Note that this data will only get loaded when the files opens.

In short, excel was not meant to do what you want it to do, but these workarounds might help.

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