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saivina2920
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Format link text as a hyperlink not showing in the Excel File

I am Formatting link text as hyperlink.

 

When i export to excel, hyperlink has cleared and it's showing only text.

 

How to solve this....

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parry2k
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@saivina2920 I don't think it keeps the format and the reason for my ask was in case it is a table/matrix visual and using power bi service, you have the option to export with "Data with current layout", although I'm not sure if that will keep the link. Here is the doc Export to Excel Improvements for Table and Matrix Visuals (Preview) | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Micr...

 

 

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parry2k
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@saivina2920 I don't think it keeps the format and the reason for my ask was in case it is a table/matrix visual and using power bi service, you have the option to export with "Data with current layout", although I'm not sure if that will keep the link. Here is the doc Export to Excel Improvements for Table and Matrix Visuals (Preview) | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Micr...

 

 

Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube.gif to our YouTube channel

 

Learn about conditional formatting at Microsoft Reactor

My latest blog post The Power of Using Calculation Groups with Inactive Relationships (Part 1) (perytus.com) I would  Kudos if my solution helped. 👉 If you can spend time posting the question, you can also make efforts to give Kudos to whoever helped to solve your problem. It is a token of appreciation!

 

Visit us at https://perytus.com, your one-stop-shop for Power BI-related projects/training/consultancy.



Subscribe to the @PowerBIHowTo YT channel for an upcoming video on List and Record functions in Power Query!!

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Can anyone update this issue..?

 

I am still struggling..

can you pls. update regarding the status...?

I export data through Power BI service and using "Data with Current Layout". But, still not showing the hyperlink in the text file. It is showing plain text.

Pls. help this is urgently needed to my client.

 

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parry2k
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@saivina2920 Are you exporting from Power BI desktop or power bi service?



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