i have an Excel-Sheet in which i create phone hyperlinks by vba with the format
tel:+49 1234 56789
(in the actual link there is “%20” included for spaces like this: “tel:+49%201234%2056789”). The hyperlink is working fine and clickable on a Windows PC (e.g. it opens Skype to call the number), but it also has work when I open the Excel file on an Iphone. So if i click on the number it should open the call menu.
So far i have tried using “callto:” instead of “tel:” and different phone number formatting, but nothing worked so far. A short click on an Iphone does nothing, and if I do a long click i can just copy the number.
tel is the correct protocol to use and it works.
I created a sample Excel file and manually set the link to
tel:+49%201234%2056789
When the Excel file is opened in Excel for iPhone, tap the cell with the link and then tap Link
Then tap Open
and then tap Call
