Create formula links to web and news services, such as Bloomberg, Google, or Yahoo, based on account names or financial ticker symbols.
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For details about using the functions included in these samples, see Formula Operators and Functions by Context.
This formula creates a link to a BBC news search site based on the Account Name.
HYPERLINK(
"http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/news/?q="&Name,
"BBC News")This formula creates a link to an account's ticker symbol on the Bloomberg website.
HYPERLINK(
"http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/symbolsearch?query="&TickerSymbol,
"Bloomberg News")This formula creates a link to a CNN news search site using the Account Name.
HYPERLINK(
"http://www.cnn.com/search/?query="&Name,
"CNN News")This formula creates a link to an account's ticker symbol on the Marketwatch.com website.
HYPERLINK(
"http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/"&TickerSymbol,
"Marketwatch")This formula creates a link to a Google search site using the Account Name.
HYPERLINK(
"http://www.google.com/#q="&Name,
"Google")This formula creates a link to a Google news search site using the Account Name.
HYPERLINK(
"http://news.google.com/news/search?en&q="&Name,
"Google News")
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