This is possible. While I haven’t tested all the steps, the basic idea is to replace the macro name (Worksheet_Activate) with something else, and assign that macro to the Click event of a button in your workbook. This link shows the steps needed to add a macro to the Click event of a button: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-a-button-and-assign-a-macro-to-it-in-a-worksheet-d58edd7d-cb04-4964-bead-9c72c843a283#bmadd_or_edit_a_command_button__control
Alternatively, you can copy the macro code from the example on this site (everything from ‘Dim wSheet As Worksheet’ through ‘Next wSheet’ and paste that in the ‘CommandButton1_Click’ macro in the other site.

Hi Scott,

Here’s the code I’m using. It should be the same as your orignal code less the lines you suggested to remove in the post to David.

Private Sub Worksheet_Activate()
‘
‘MACROS BY EXCELZOOM.COM
‘
Dim wSheet As Worksheet
Dim l As Long
l = 1
With Me
.Columns(1).ClearContents
.Cells(1, 1) = “INDEX”
.Cells(1, 1).Name = “Index”
End With
For Each wSheet In Worksheets
If wSheet.Name Me.Name Then
l = l + 1
Me.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=Me.Cells(l, 1), Address:=””, _
SubAddress:=”Start_” & wSheet.Index, TextToDisplay:=wSheet.Name
End If
Next wSheet
End Sub

Thanks for your reply. Apologies for the mixup with your name.

Here is the code I am using. It’s your code with the lines removed that you suggested in an earlier post (unless I’ve made a typo):

Private Sub Worksheet_Activate()
‘
‘MACROS BY EXCELZOOM.COM
‘
Dim wSheet As Worksheet
Dim l As Long
l = 1
With Me
.Columns(1).ClearContents
.Cells(1, 1) = “INDEX”
.Cells(1, 1).Name = “Index”
End With
For Each wSheet In Worksheets
If wSheet.Name Me.Name Then
l = l + 1

Me.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=Me.Cells(l, 1), Address:=””, _
SubAddress:=”Start_” & wSheet.Index, TextToDisplay:=wSheet.Name
End If
Next wSheet
End Sub

I’m using this in Excel 2013.
The macro creates the links list to the worksheets ok and updates the links list ok when the worksheets are updated.

Thanks for your assistance.
Cheers, Mark

Mark, could you provide the code you are using?
Thanks,
Scott

Thanks for publishing this info !!
With the text removed that you advised above, I get a ‘ Reference is not valid’ error when I click on the Index links.

I checked the properties of the Hyperlinks and there are no ‘Defined Names’ shown whereas on the spreadsheet which has all the macro code there are ‘Defined Names’ shown. I presume this may have some relevance.

Are you able to offer any assistance to get the links to work ?

Thanks !

Many thanks

David

David,
I just opened a blank workbook, protected all the sheets except for the INDEX tab, and added the code to the index. It worked fine.
When I protected the INDEX tab as well I got a Run-time error ‘1004’: The cell or chart that you are trying to change is protected and therefore read-only.
Is this what you’re seeing? If so try un-protecting the INDEX tab, and it should work fine.

Can I ask if the sheets that the idea is looking at are protected will this have an impact?

Thanks
David