DATALINK

Quick Reference

See Also

Link a Table to External Data

Displays the Data Link dialog box.

Access Methods

Button

Ribbon: Insert tab

Linking & Extraction panel

Data LinkNot available on the ribbon in the current workspace

Menu: Tools

Data Links

Data Link ManagerNot available in menus in the current workspace.

Summary

A table can be linked to data in a Microsoft Excel (XLS, XLSX, or CSV) file. You can link to an entire spreadsheet, individual row, column, cell, or cell range in Excel.

The Data Link Manager is displayed.

Data Link Manager

Creates, edits, and manages data links.
New Excel Data Link Dialog Box

Links data from a spreadsheet created in Microsoft Excel to a table within your drawing.

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