Range.NavigateArrow Method

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Navigates a tracer arrow for the specified range to the precedent, dependent, or error-causing cell or cells. Selects the precedent, dependent, or error cells and returns a Range object that represents the new selection. This method causes an error if it's applied to a cell without visible tracer arrows.

Syntax

expression.NavigateArrow(TowardPrecedent, ArrowNumber, LinkNumber)

expression   A variable that represents a Range object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
TowardPrecedent Optional Variant Specifies the direction to navigate: True to navigate toward precedents, False to navigate toward dependent.
ArrowNumber Optional Variant Specifies the arrow number to navigate; corresponds to the numbered reference in the cell's formula.
LinkNumber Optional Variant If the arrow is an external reference arrow, this argument indicates which external reference to follow. If this argument is omitted, the first external reference is followed.

Return Value
Variant

Example

This example navigates along the first tracer arrow from cell A1 on Sheet1 toward the precedent cell. The example should be run on a worksheet containing a formula in cell A1 that includes references to cells D1, D2, and D3 (for example, the formula =D1*D2*D3). Before running the example, display the Auditing toolbar, select cell A1, and click the Trace Precedents button.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate
Range("A1").Select
ActiveCell.NavigateArrow True, 1

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