How do you insert a hyperlink in an Excel cell?

To insert a hyperlink in an Excel cell, the most effective method is to right-click the cell and select Hyperlink. This action opens the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, where you can specify the link's destination, whether it’s a webpage, email address, or a location within your document. This approach provides a user-friendly interface to manage and configure the details of the hyperlink, including displaying text and defining the link type.

Typing the URL directly into the cell does not create a clickable hyperlink, as it usually just appears as plain text unless formatted as one. Similarly, using the formula bar to input a web address directly affects the text content of the cell without establishing a hyperlink. The action of dragging a link, while intuitive, might not work consistently across different setups and does not provide the customizable options available through the right-click method. Thus, the right-click option is the most reliable and widely used approach for adding hyperlinks in Excel.