How can I change the #N/A to the blank cell if nothing in that cell?
Eg. =VLOOKUP(B19:B36;$TABLE.A1:C46;2;0)
I think I might need something like an ISERROR check but I don't 100% know what I'm doing.
If we're talking about Excel 2010 and later you can use IFERROR:
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(B19:B36;$TABLE.A1:C46;2;0);"")
You can also put text into the final string result
The question was misleading about the spreadsheet software as 2 different spreadsheets were originally stated in tags. However, it can be seen that the question is about OpenOffice Calc:
- Absolute sheet referencing ($ sign before the sheet name) is not possible in Excel.
- We also see a dot between the sheet name and the range, which is again not possible in Excel.
As in OpenOffice Calc you don't have IFERROR function, the only way is to repeat your main function twice in the following form (you can use both, ISNA and ISERROR, but I suggest ISNA as it's more specific and fits your case):
=IF(ISNA(YourFormula);"";YourFormula)
In your case something like:
=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(B19;$TABLE.A1:C46;2;0));"";VLOOKUP(B19;$TABLE.A1:C46;2;0))
You may want to make absolute reference to the range where you look for matching values, as I see you want to copy the formula down.
=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(B19;$TABLE.$A$1:$C$46;2;0));"";VLOOKUP(B19;$TABLE.$A$1:$C$46;2;0))
Since the cells will contain a formula this is about appearances, so Conditional formatting might suit, say if the cell background is white, for style choose Font > Font Effects > Font color white.
For this, select the relevant range - I have assumed D19:D36 - and Format > Conditional Formatting... and for Condition 1 choose Cell value is and equal to and:
ISNA(D19)
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I need to conditional format background color of Columns O:Y based on the color code AF:AK, is there a conditional format formula, or VBA code I can use.
Please ignore current format on columns O:X
You can't set the background colour to match the numbers directly in those cells with conditional formatting, though it is possible using VBA.
However, it is easier to check the value of the cells using the standard Conditional formatting rules and set the colours manually. This means you can have any colour matched to any number. Of course, you can choose the correct colour to fill if this is important to the solution.
I have set this up on a sheet below. I put the conditional formatting formula in the first cell (removing the $ symbol the system puts in for you) and copy across and down.
Hi I have an excel sheet, that has a column called as Company name
in another sheet there is there are couple of look ups.. i need to look up those and highlight them in different colors based on the look up list.
for example, in the above scenario, i need Company A Highligted in oone color and company C in another.
If highlighting is challgeng, i dont mind even having a seperate coloumn next to it that says, if it is a partner or competitor.
i tried the below formula under conditional formatting .. but doesnt work for different colours... it colors everything the same
=NOT(ISNA(VLOOKUP(B1,'Lookup List'!$A$2:$D$200,1,FALSE)))
Please try selecting Company Name column and HOME > Styles - Conditional Formatting, New Rule..., Use a formula to determine which cells to format and Format values where this formula is true::
=COUNTIF('Lookup List'!$A:$A,B1)
Format..., select colour Fill (highlight) of your choice, OK, OK.
Then repeat with:
=COUNTIF('Lookup List'!$B:$B,B1)
with a different fill.
If every entry is one colour or the other then one CF rule is sufficient, with the other colour applied as standard fill.
I have a somewhat large spreadsheet with a type of summary page that follows a calender layout.
On this page I manually change the font and color of cells to make it easy for me to find certain things on it. For example, (I lecture mathematics) if I have revision on a certain lesson, I make that cell bold and green. (exact type of green I can sort out myself). I want a VBA code if possible so that if I type the word revision into a cell on that sheet only, not whole workbook, that it would automatically change it to green.
Realistically, I don't manually type in the word revision always. Some of it uses lookups of various types to find what happens on that day to display a word (for example revision) in that given cell.
I don't know if this is possible to do. I realize that if "revision" is shown due to a lookup then the contents of that cell is not equal to "revision" but a formula which simply displays "revision"
Any assistance would be appreciated. If I have a basic code I can manipulate to get it right.
Thanks
Maybe you're looking for something along the lines of:
Sub CheckRevision()
Dim CurCell As Object
For Each CurCell In ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet.Range("A1:AZ500")
If CurCell.Value = "Revision" Then CurCell.Interior.Color = RGB(0,204,0)
Next
End Sub
Or equivalently, you can probably use conditional formatting. Home Tab > Conditional Formatting > Highlight Cells Rules > Text that Contains. From there, type the value "Revision" into the value box and you can change the format of the cell to how you like it.
I wish to create a dynamic Print_Area in Excel 2010 which will consist of two cell ranges.
For example the first cell range is A1:J50 and the second range is A100:J150. These should print out on two pages, ignoring the cells that come in between these two ranges.
The four cells shown in the above example ranges should be dynamic, and not hard coded as simple Print_Area ranges. Therefore in my worksheet I used cells AA1, AB1, AC1 and AD1 to store values "A1", "J50", "A100" and "J150" respectively.
(The cells AA1, AB1, AC1 and AD1 actually use formulas to determine what cell address will be used, but for this question lets just assume the values are set as above).
I then used the Name Manager and entered the following formula under Print_Area:
=INDIRECT(Sheet1!$AA$1):INDIRECT(Sheet1!$AB$1);INDIRECT(Sheet1!$AC$1):INDIRECT(Sheet1!$AD$1)
The result of this formula is exactly what I need, and it actually works the first time I print the ranges. However once I did that, Excel automatically substitutes the formula with the actual cell range that was calculated. So when I check the Print_Area in the Name Manager after printing once, it contains something like:
=Sheet1!$A$1:$J$50,Sheet1!$A$100:$J$150
Is there a way to prevent the Print_Area from converting my formula to calculated values, and instead using the formula every time I print? I would like to not use macros if at all possible (if not, I'll try macros too)
I tested this and it seemed to work.
Create a new name called Test and set its value to (Note that I used a comma rather than the semicolon you had. I have US language set)
=INDIRECT(Sheet1!$AA$1):INDIRECT(Sheet1!$AA$2),INDIRECT(Sheet1!$AA$3):INDIRECT(Sheet1!$AA$4)
Set your Print_Area name to
=TEST
Good luck!
EDIT
The above works for me, but it appears unnecessary. I just tried to replicate the problem, and was unable. When I have the Print_Area set to the formula with INDIRECT it does not replace after printing.
See this linked file. https://www.dropbox.com/s/pgm0iv19u6igdm5/Book1.xlsx
I am trying to create a formula in Microsoft Excel 2010 to accomplish the following algorithm:
If A1=10, then A2 has a background color of red.
I have basic knowledge of if/then statements in Excel, so I have this so far:
=IF(A1=10, x)
...where x would be the formula for changing the background color of the cell. However, after conducting some internet research on the subject, the consensus seems to be that I should instead use conditional formatting to accomplish this task. I have never used conditional formatting and am having trouble understanding how to utilize it so that a condition on one cell would affect another cell.
This is the conditional formatting screen that I am faced with:
So I guess I have two questions:
Is using conditional formatting the best way to accomplish this?
If so, how can I utilize it to assign a background color to a cell, given the truth of a condition on a different cell?
You can do it using conditional formatting, so you're on the right track. One thing I'm assuming here is that you want to format the cell to the right of the cell with the value - is that correct? If so, you actually don't need to use an if formula (though your logic is correct). In that dialog box, make the formula:
=A1=10
And then when you click OK, change the Applies to range by clicking on the little chart icon next to it and clicking cell B1. Then do apply, etc., close out the box and try typing 10 in A1. When you need to expand the range, you can just change that Applies to range to encompass everything you want affected. In the example below, cells B1:B26 will all change if 10 is entered in the cell directly to the left (column A).