Navigation · original practice scenario
Return to the source of an internal hyperlink
On Overview!A2 create an internal link to Detail!D8. Follow it so Detail!D8 becomes active.
Start here: After following an internal workbook hyperlink, with its source retained in Go To
The comma denotes successive presses. Go To history can change after other navigation; verify the destination before accepting.
Follow these instructions in your own desktop Excel workbook. This page explains the operation; it does not send commands to Excel.
Mac keys and context
Ctrl+G,Return
Publisher-documented binding. Native desktop execution has not been tested.
Desktop key table and operation notes; reviewed 2026-10-18. Exceljet publisher reference ↗
Walk through the operation
- Use the first chord to open Go To.
- Inspect the Reference field and confirm it identifies the hyperlink source, Overview!A2.
- Press the listed final key only when that reference is correct; otherwise cancel.
Instruction 1 of 3: Use the first chord to open Go To.
Expected result: The workbook returns to the recorded hyperlink source rather than following the link again.
Recall the keys
Which listed Mac combination or sequence starts this operation in the context above?
Related walkthroughs
Browse all shortcut references →Catalog updated 2026-10-18. US keyboard notation: + joins held keys; commas separate successive presses. Function keys may require Fn. Desktop instructions are separate from this browser's own keyboard shortcuts.