I'd like to have the value of a cell change if a specific set of grouped cells are hidden or not. Is there a worksheet change action for grouping and ungrouping cells? I can't seem to generate one with Macro Recorder; it doesn't seem to care if cells are hidden or unhidden in a group. Then, I can have a macro change the value of the cell in question - I presume easier than coding the cell itself.
Context:
There are 5 lines, one being a total, and the other 4 the accounts making up the total. There is a merged vertical cell across all 5 rows with the title. I like to hide the 4 accounts, but when I do, the merged title cell only diplays enough to fit into one line, so I'd like it to then revert to an abbreviation (which I would provide).
It's a bit esoteric and pointless, but any thoughts?
Solved. This post gives the essentials of what I needed:
http://www.ozgrid.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87457
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Would really appreciate a solution to the below:
I am looking to have 8 sheets.
Main sheet that has all jobs, these are all currently sorted into the following colours :
Red - live
Green - invoiced/complete
Blue - quoted
Black - enquiry
Grey - dead/ lost
Purple - work in progress
Yellow - Retention
what i would like to do is keep the main sheet and have a sheet for each of the above. when the text becomes red for example i would like it to be transfered to the live sheet and vica versa for the rest. this should be in a macro
can anyone help?
Many thanks,
You say "when the text becomes red " so possibly this is a conditional format?
In any case, what you need to do is to attach code to the main sheet's Calculate event . This code should do the following
look at the activecell's color element that you mean (font, background, conditional formating, etc)
Based on that color, copy the entire row to the appropriate sheet
(Can you assume the sheets already exist?)
You will probably need a Select Case Statement. I would declare a worksheet variable and then SET it to the appropriate sheet in the select
and then
Activecell.entirerow.copy ws.cells(ws.rows.count,1).end(xlup).offset(1,0)
will copy the row to the desired sheet at the bottom of any existing rows.
Have a try and come back with code if you get stuck
EDIT: Sorry I missed the "click a button" part. You can ignore the bit about the sheets calculate event - just attach your code to the button. The only thing to worry about then is that you will need to run through all the used rows of the sheet, since there might be more than one coloured row when you click on the button.
How do I utilize named cell references in Excel that aren't absolute. I want to be able to take a formula and be able to drag it across excel and have one name cell reference update to a different named cell as I move across.
For example: I want to keep RevenuePerStay going across the formulas row and have excel updated the cell reference to the number of people staying. So
400 should be RevenuePerStay * Stay400
600 should be `RevenuePerStay * Stay600`
I tried using mixed cell reference and relative cell references using the dollar sign but excel will not accept this.
Assuming your stays are in row 5:
For this worksheet, click on cell C7 and go to create a new named range called Stays and for the formula write =C$5$ and exit the name manager.
Now change your formula in C7 to being RevenuePerStay*Stays and drag it across. This will get the right amount of stays you want each time.
In explicit answer to your question: no you would never get the name in the formula to change unless you put all scenarios in the formula using multiple if statements.
If I understand your question correctly, this method seems convoluted because you can use =RevenuePerStay*C5 and drag over the row, and it should give the answer you want.
If you really want to take the advantage of named range and make it change dynamically, you will need to incorporate with INDIRECT like this:
=RevenuePerStay*INDIRECT("Stay"&C5)
But this is assuming you have all the named ranges defined properly such as Stay200, Stay400, Stay600, Stay800, Stay1000 like below. Otherwise it will not work.
Anyone,
I've chatted with and called excel customer service with no luck. I used the formula builder (please see attached screenshot) to make sure each element of the formula is correct and returns the value for the criteria I'm trying to reference.
Everything is accurate, but it returns a value of 0. When I do the same thing in the actual sheet the data is stored in (and click a criteria cell within the criteria range) it returns the accurate value?! I'm not sure why it won't work on the other sheet. The values I am using to select are dynamic and change with a drop down. I have another, advanced, workbook (I did not create) that does the same thing and completes an even more complicated formula, but actually works so I'm not sure why this is returning a 0 value.
Photos and code/syntax: Dynamic Selection, Example 2 of it working, Example 1 of it working, Formula Builder, CountIFs, Advanced Spreadsheet working, VLOOKUP
=SUMIFS('GFEBS Pull'!Q:Q,'GFEBS Pull'!G:G,FMCOP!$C$20,'GFEBS Pull'!H:H,FMCOP!B23)
or:
=SUMIFS('GFEBS Pull'!Q:Q,'GFEBS Pull'!G:G,'FMCOP'!$C$20,'GFEBS Pull'!H:H,'FMCOP'!B23)
When I type ' around FMCOP sheet name, they disappear? I've also tried to lock the columns on the 'GFEBS Pull' sheet with no luck. Cell B23 is not locked because I'm going to copy the formula down to reference other cells. Any help is appreciated!
In this screenshot you can clearly see that both FMCOP!C20 ansd FMCOP!B23 have prefacing spaces; e.g. " HHC".
Since " HHC" will never match "HHC", fix the data returned from 'the lower table in the same screenshot'.
A Text-to-Columns, Fixed Width, Finish should do this. You could adjust the original formula like,
=SUMIFS('GFEBS Pull'!Q:Q, 'GFEBS Pull'!G:G, TRIM(FMCOP!$C$20), 'GFEBS Pull'!H:H, TRIM(FMCOP!B23))
I would caution against the latter 'bandaid' fix. Fix the original data; do not apply bandaids on-the-fly.
I noticed an interesting problem while trying to debug a VBA routine that sorts the list of worksheets in a range and then redraws the border around that range.
The range containing is defined in Name Manager with the formula as shown below
=Tables!$L$2:$L$22
The problem that is occurring is that while doing the sheet name work, sometimes cells are deleted and sometimes cells are inserted. This CHANGES the cell address values in the named range. So if I deleted two cells and inserted one cell, the formula changes to
=Tables!$L$2:$L$21
And if I happen to insert into the first cell (L2), then the formula changes to
=Tables!$L$3:$L$22
I'm certain that problem can be solved using the header range name and offsetting by one, but I'm not sure how to do that in the formula for a named range as I've tried numerous ways and can't get it right. But I also need the ending range address to be static.
Any help appreciated.
One thing to try is to use:
=Indirect("Tables!$L$2:$L$22")
rather than
=Tables!$L$2:$L$22
It is an acceptable Name, but I am not sure you will get the same functionality.
Found a better way than the comment using the static header range. You simply define the whole range using the offset function from the header.
=OFFSET(AllSheetsHeader,1,0,21,1)
Where the 1,0,21,1 are 1 row offset from header, 0 column offset, 21 is row height, and 1 is just that one column
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).