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My Excel updated to the latest version, and now I'm getting the yellow bar under the ribbon telling me that the file links to external sources. All my Excel files link to external sources. Can I jus...
PGQuark I found this article (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/troubleshoot/excel/control-startup-message) that sounds like the problem you're having. They recommend to clear the Ask to update automatic links check box in Excel settings.
The instructions of finding this setting are a bit off, maybe for an earlier version of Excel, but I found the setting at File > Options > Advanced > General (toward the bottom of the advanced options).
I tested this myself by creating a test workbook and linking the content to another workbook. I unchecked that box, clicked "enable"on the warning message, saved and closed both workbooks. When I reopened the workbook, the message was gone.
Hopefully this resolves the problem for you.