Follow Method
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Follow method as it applies to the Hyperlink object.
Displays a cached document if it has already been downloaded. Otherwise, this method resolves the hyperlink, downloads the target document, and then displays the document.
expression.Follow(NewWindow, AddHistory, ExtraInfo, Method, HeaderInfo)
expression Required. An expression that returns a Hyperlink object.
NewWindow Optional Variant. True to display the target document in a new window. The default value is False.
AddHistory Optional Variant. This argument is not supported.
ExtraInfo Optional Variant. This argument is not supported.
Method Optional Variant. This argument is not supported.
HeaderInfo Optional Variant. This argument is not supported.
Follow method as it applies to the PivotHyperlink object.
Displays a cached document if it has already been downloaded. Otherwise, this method resolves the hyperlink, downloads the target document, and then displays the document.
expression.Follow(NewWindow)
expression An expression that returns a PivotHyperlink object.
NewWindow Optional Boolean. True to display the target document in a new window. The default value is False.
Example
This example resolves the hyperlink in cell B15 on the active worksheet, downloads the target document, and then displays the document.
Spreadsheet1.ActiveSheet.Range("b15").Hyperlink.Follow