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Suppose I have a dataset as shown below, where I have an external link in cell A1 that I want to break. This is also the technique I use when I need to remove the formulas and keep the data, and it works just as well to break external links. The easiest way that I use to break links is to simply copy the cell that has the external reference and then paste it over itself as a value. Click Assign to assign your keyboard shortcut to the PasteTextOnly action, then click Close. If it has already been assigned to another action, this will be shown under the Current keys box. Press the shortcut key combination that you want to use. In such as case, you might have to use some external third party add-in to do this Break Links Using the Copy and Paste as Values Method Select this command, then click in the Press New Shortcut Key box. and if you want to clear a very large range,turn off Google Desktop Search if you have one installed. Note: While this method would take care of breaking the links in most cases, there is a possibility that your file has some links that are not identified and removed by this method. Press 'Application Button' -found between the Ctrl and Alt keyboard keys -'its a menu like with a mouse pointer'. So, it’s always a good idea to make a backup copy before you decide to go ahead and break the links. Remember that the changes are not reversible, so if you break the links then you won’t be able to get those back. The fastest way to paste a specific aspect of the copied data in Excel is using one of the following shortcuts.

In case you had formulas that were using external references, those would also be replaced with the formula result. The above steps would break all the links and remove the external references with static values.

Excel keyboard shortcut for paste link