# Issue with relinking excel files **URL:** \ **Category:** LayOut\ **Tags:** crash, bug, layout\ **Created:** [October 22, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issue-with-relinking-excel-files/350819 "2026-10-22T12:24:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![peter13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@peter13](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/peter13)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issue-with-relinking-excel-files/350819/1 "2026-10-22T12:24:23Z")
Hello, There is a bug in a new version, relinking xlsx reference is not working correctly - instead of keeping the same cell range as the original file. it’s bring the all sheet. in my case i have multiple cells in my layout files.. each cell turns in to a sheet.. which makes Layout to crash.. what to do? ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issue-with-relinking-excel-files/350819/2 "2026-10-22T12:38:25Z")
I’m not able to duplicate what you describe. Can you share example files that exhibit this behavior? ---
**Author:** ![peter13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@peter13](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/peter13)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issue-with-relinking-excel-files/350819/3 "2026-10-22T13:03:00Z")
I will try to explain with a simple example.. a Layout file with tables linked to a excel file: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/4X/4/0/2/402af0d9e84bade950afd21bb9b95aa802adee29.png) one table is linked to rage A1:B5 the second table linked to a rage D1:E5 now i want to relink the Excel reference from one excel file to another. Excel A ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/4X/7/b/e/7bea178c968fc1f1a8545da180de1ae8938337cc.png) Excel B: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/4X/6/9/4/69442d557e0817b8785fb6eea771dd6012c99652.png) Relinking the the To “Excel B” is not keeping the same rage - it brings all in. so instead of keeping the same rage, the result is: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/4X/b/a/8/ba829776a88f6f241e0604305872707f2f4185a9.png) it’s a simple example.. my original project files linked to complex excel files.. so “bringing all in” crashes the program. i hope it’s clearer now. [TEST\_File.layout](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/aDzDtQcB0hPedk55sQNLL6XFukZ.layout) (16.0 KB) ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issue-with-relinking-excel-files/350819/4 "2026-10-22T13:10:56Z")
Are you getting the window that allows you to select the sheet and range of cells you want to use? ![Screenshot - 10_22_2026 , 8_10_29 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/4X/0/a/3/0a3ea19e325f29fc58bdd4d4f1b4d0df99f30566.png) ---
**Author:** ![peter13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@peter13](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/peter13)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issue-with-relinking-excel-files/350819/5 "2026-10-22T13:31:47Z")
Yes. but each table has it’s own range. ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issue-with-relinking-excel-files/350819/6 "2026-10-22T13:35:12Z")
And you can pick the range you need when you select the new spreadsheet. I tested this in LayOut 2026 and the behavior is the same. ---
**Author:** ![peter13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@peter13](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/peter13)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issue-with-relinking-excel-files/350819/7 "2026-10-22T13:55:55Z")
Editing the range has not sense. Because I can have 10 different tables with 10 different ranges linked to the same sheet at the same file (Excel\_A).. at the previous versions i could just relink to (Excel\_B) all the ranges would kept, and the data would be updated. ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issue-with-relinking-excel-files/350819/8 "2026-10-22T14:00:28Z")
Again, I’m not seeing anything different in LayOut 2026. ---
**Author:** ![peter13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@peter13](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/peter13)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issue-with-relinking-excel-files/350819/9 "2026-10-22T14:24:30Z")
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