Hyperlink Question | Need Advice

[Rebecca]

Greetings. I have some rft files hyperlinked to certain cells in Excel 2007
(I'm using MS Vista). When I click on the hyperlink, the file opens, of
course, but always in MS Word 2007. I want the file to open in WordPad (or a
similar fast-opening word processor).

Also, even though I go through the standard procedure: right mouse click,
open program with ..., etc., to change the default to WordPad, this file from
within Excel always opens with MS Word 2007. How can I set it so the
hyperlinked files in Excel 2007 open in WordPad, not MS Word 2007? Also, I
don't want all files to open with WordPad, just certain ones.

Also, I am assuming that opening a WordPad file will be faster than opening
an MS Word 2007 file, all things being considered. Am I wrong about this? Can
any of the experts in this forum recommend similar bare-bones word processors
that open lightening fast in Excel 2007?

 

[Gary''s Student]

You can use the hyperlink to open WordPad:

=HYPERLINK("file:///C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe")

and then use File > Open from WordPad to open the .rtf

 

[Rebecca]

Thank's Gary''s Student, as always, but it would be nice if I could get Vista
to recognize WordPad as the default program whenever I want to open rft files
in Excel.

Even though I went into Control Panel and followed the directions, MS Word
still pops up when the hyperlink in Excel is clicked. Perhaps another Vista
bug. I'm sure Windows 7 will fix some of these inconveniences, but I won't
hold my breath.

 

[Bill Sharpe]

Thank's Gary''s Student, as always, but it would be nice if I could get Vista
to recognize WordPad as the default program whenever I want to open rft files
in Excel.

Even though I went into Control Panel and followed the directions, MS Word
still pops up when the hyperlink in Excel is clicked. Perhaps another Vista
bug. I'm sure Windows 7 will fix some of these inconveniences, but I won't
hold my breath.

Brute force approach might be to uninstall Word.
The patient approach would be to use Word and accept the slight delay in
opening the file.

Bill