- On the File menu, click Properties.
- Click the Custom tab.
- In the Name box, type a name for the custom property, or select a name from the list.
- In the Type box, click the data type for the property you want to add.
- In the Value box, type a value for the property. The value you enter must match the selection in the Type box. For example, if you click Number in the Type box, you must type a number in the Value box. Values that don't match the property type are stored as text.
- Click Add.
Create custom file properties linked to content in the active workbook
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You must name the cell or range that you want to link the property to. Otherwise, the Link to content check box is unavailable.
- Select the cell, range of cells, or nonadjacent selections that you want to name.
- Click the Name box at the left end of the formula bar
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Name box
- Type the name for the cells.
- Press ENTER.
Note You cannot name a cell while you are changing the contents of the cell.
- On the File menu, click Properties.
- Click the Custom tab.
- In the Name box, type a name for the custom property.
- Select the Link to content check box.
- In the Source box, click the defined content you want to link to, and then click Add.
Note When a link is broken - for example, when a cell or range name is removed from your workbook - the file property stores the data last saved in the cell or range.