I am trying to alter a chart legend / series name to concatenate some additional text to the series label from the original data set. Following the instructions found here, I get to the Select Data Source dialog, where I select the legend entry I want to change from the Legend Entries (Series) box, and then click Edit. That brings up this dialog:
What I want to do is concatenate some words to the original series label coming from that DATA!$C$3 field, like so:
However, when I do that, I get the familiar "The formula you typed contains an error" dialog. This to me is strange, because what I have there is a legal formula. It's almost as if only a subset of the formula syntax is supported in this dialog.
Is there a correct syntax or workaround for accomplishing this?
Although Jon Peltier credits "The series formula is an Excel formula like any other." it does seem a little quirky to me. He also mentions:
The Series Name can be blank, a text string in double quotation marks, a reference to a worksheet range (one or more cells), or a reference to a named range (named formula).
For simplicity, if viable you might consider going to Data!C3 and changing whatever is there (eg x) to:
="x"&"(Rt. Axis)"
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so I have a project with excel file where i have multiple equations. I need to do print screen and copy paste into a google docs with the answers and the equations used. so in the first pic it will have all the numbers and the second pic will have the equations used to get those numbers.
so for example the first picture would be like this where all the numbers are present
the second picture I need is something like this where the answers I got need to show the equations used
I was wondering if there was a faster way then manually deleting the "=" sign and leaving the values unchanged.
I tried YouTube but most of it was something completely different.
On the Formulas tab, there is a button, Show formulas. You can toggle the formulas with that.
This is my first my post here, so please correct me where I am not clear with my question.
What do I want
I want to create a dropdown, where in column 'N' I can make a dropdown choice, which limits what I can see in column 'O'.
So, if I choose in column 'N' for 'single_choice', I can only see the options that apply to 'single choice' in column 'O'.
For hours I am trying to get this formula work in Excel "Data Validation" for the list dropdown option.
=IF($N$2="family.single_choice",'Data Formatting'!$N$2:$N$4,
IF($N$2="family.matrix",'Data Formatting'!$N$6:$N$10,
IF($N$2="family.open_ended",'Data Formatting'!$N$11:$N$14,
IF($N$2="family.demographic",'Data Formatting'!$N$15:$N$16,
IF($N$2="family.datetime",'Data Formatting'!$N$17:$N$19,
IF($N$2="family.multiple_choice",'Data Formatting'!$N$5,
IF($N$2="family.presentation",'Data Formatting'!$N$20:$N$21)))))))
To make it a dropdown, I tried to place the formula in 'Data Validation'.
A shorter version of the formula worked fine, but when I tried to paste the entire formula, it became a challenge to paste same in Data Validation.
After some searching through the internet, I learned that 'Data Validation' allows for a maximum of character.
Through below link of someone with the same question, I learned that I could solve the challenge by applying the formula in a 'Named Range' with a 'fix' in Excel.
See below the link that I found and used:
Excel-VBA Assistance - Data Validation too long, need alternative
As below, I placed the formula in a named range called: 'SubtypeFormula" with the 'fix' at the front and end of the formula.
`=IF($N$2="family.single_choice",'Data Formatting'!$N$2:$N$4,
IF($N$2="family.matrix",'Data Formatting'!$N$6:$N$10,
IF($N$2="family.open_ended",'Data Formatting'!$N$11:$N$14,
IF($N$2="family.demographic",'Data Formatting'!$N$15:$N$16,
IF($N$2="family.datetime",'Data Formatting'!$N$17:$N$19,
IF($N$2="family.multiple_choice",'Data Formatting'!$N$5,
IF($N$2="family.presentation",'Data Formatting'!$N$20:$N$21)))))))'
After several tries of adding the formula named 'SubtypeFormula' in Data Validation, I did not manage to get the dropdown option as I wanted. Instead, the exact formula was either shown, or the dropdown was empty.
Unfortunately all my attempts have failed. Please see attached print screen.
Figure 1 ---> this is what I ideally want, but in a dropdown version.
This picture shows the formula in the cell. The formula works in the cell, but it is not a dropdown option.
Figure 2 --> This is what I should do to create the dropdown function, but the formula is too long.
When I placed and used the name of my formula in Data Validation, I don't see the dropdown as intended in figure 1.
Print screens of two figures -
I am struggling with the autocomplete list in my excel document.
I was trying to use the example from OzGrid
https://www.ozgrid.com/Excel/autocomplete-validation.htm
But it seems like this step is not explained well enough.
First of all, I did step one by linking my cells between these 2 sheets.
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In both "Frontsheet" and "Locality" the list range is from C51 to C67, as per the OzGrid advice.
Next the step with [Dynamic Ranges][2] probably refers to older versions of Excel with traditional menu, where we could select the "Tools" from the bar. Now in Excel 2016 I believe, that it should be like follows:
Formulas - Name manager - New... where we put our name, scope and refers to (range). I have created the Myrange
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and finally, I put the formula (assuming that the C50 is my dropdown list cell):
=OFFSET(Frontsheet!$C$50,0,0,MATCH("*",Frontsheet!$C$51:$C$67,-1),1)
but I am getting nothing apart of #N/A
I don't know what's next.
I don't want to use VBA this time, because I want to have these lists allocated to the specified cells. I want to search the records by typing not by selecting since I have got them quite a lot. Is it possible?
This question is somewhat a duplicate to the previous ones, which unfortunately didn't bring me the solution.
Excel 2010: how to use autocomplete in validation list
Excel data validation with suggestions/autocomplete
Your formula =OFFSET(Frontsheet!$C$50,0,0,MATCH("*",Frontsheet!$C$51:$C$67,-1),1) shouldn't return anything but #N/A when entered in a cell because it defiens a range which Excel can't display in a single cell. However, you can use it to define a named range and then use that name to define a Data Validation list.
MATCH("*",Frontsheet!$C$51:$C$67,-1) doesn't work reliably if there are numbers in the lookup range. You might replace it with COUNTA(Frontsheet!$C$51:$C$67) which can deal with numbers or text equally well. The difference is that MATCH will produce the entire list, including intervening blanks, while COUNTA will truncate the list at the bottom by as many rows as there are blanks higher up. Either way, one usually avoids blanks in the source for a validation list.
If you want the user to be able to either choose or enter, you must disable Show alert after invalid data is entered on the Error Alert tab of the Data Validation dialog box, where you set up the validation rules.
The OzGrid solution is poorly written and deceptive. It is simply capitalizing on AutoComplete for cell values. There is no magic in linking to another sheet and using offset or in creating a named reference.
All you need to do is add a list of values you intend to use in the column above the column. Avoid empty rows between this list of 'default' values and what you intend to enter.
Skipped rows 'break' AutoComplete for cells.
But can be resolved by adding an adjacent contiguous 'indexing' column.
Can Not Get My VLookUp In Excel To Return The Requested Data
I am trying to pull data from another sheet based on data selected from a dropdown on the main sheet.
All the formatting is "General"
=VLOOKUP(F15737,'Location Master'!$A:$J,2,FALSE)
It just keeps returning me #N/A
Try using the Index Match method. It's an alternative to Vlookup which doesn't require data to be sorted and can therefore be of more use.
The typical structure of this method is (the text inside the asterisk will give the ranges specific to your sheet:
=INDEX (**Column from which you want to return a value**, (MATCH(**Lookup Value**, **Column against which you want to lookup**,0))
In this case, if I've understood your workbook structure, the formula should look like this:
=INDEX('Location Master'!$B:$B,(MATCH(F15737,'Location Master'!$A:$A,0)))
This is a common problem with VLOOKUP(). Most likely you have some whitespace (A tab character or some spaces) after one of the values. Click on F15737 and see if there are any spaces at the end of it. Likewise, manually find the value in 'Location Master'!$A and check it for spaces or tabs after the value.
If the whitespace is found in F15737 then you can change your vlookup to be:
=VLOOKUP(TRIM(F15737),'Location Master'!$A:$J,2,FALSE)
If the whitespace is in the range to which you are looking up, then you'll need to trim all of those values, which you can do pretty quickly in a new column with the TRIM() formula.
If this doesn't solve the problem then you might have a number stored as text. Generally excel will tell you if this is the case within the cell with a little green corner indicator. To get Excel to automagically change a column from a "Number stored as Text" to a proper number you can:
Highlight the column
Go to Data>>Text To Columns
Click "Fixed Width"
Click "Finished"
Excel will then format everything automatically (dates to dates, numbers to numbers, text to text, time to time, etc.)
In Excel 2010 I'm using =LOOKUP to place text in a cell dependent on the value of the cell being looked up. Short text strings work, but longer text strings cause a formula error. Here's the formula:
=LOOKUP(B58,{0,0;40,"TextA";100,"TextB";125,"TextC";145,"TextD";165,"TextE";200,""})
which works correctly and displays TextA or TextB etc. depending on the value in B58. However I want the LOOKUP to show a lot of text such as:
=LOOKUP(B58,{0,0;40,"Lots of text in here";100,"TextB";125,"TextC";145,"TextD";165,"TextE";200,""})
where the "Lots of text in here" is 432 characters, no punctuation but includes spaces.
So I don't really know, I'm assuming character limit.
Is there a way to adjust that LOOKUP so if the value is "whatever" it'll return text stored in a cell elsewhere on the worksheet?
It is usually easier to place the lookup table itself in an area of cells in the sheet, or another worksheet.
Then your lookup formula can reference cells in the worksheet without the need for a large formula to be typed out.
See here for more info, specifically example 1.
It gives better control over your lookup list, and you can easily change this when required.
There is a restriction on the size of the formula text set at 8192 characters, as specified in the table here.
Hope this helps.
Excel does have a warning (and, for a change, helpful advice!):
Instead of "Lots of text in here" something like "Lots of text"&" in here" with the & around the half-way mark should serve.