I tried specifying
a | [#abc] My Text
for the table cell contents but it doesn't work. It renders [#abc] MyText as the contents of my cell.
You can use a few different ways:
|===
|Some|Value
|First|[[anchor-1]] My anchor1
|Second
|anchor:anchor-2[] anchor2
|Third
|
[[anchor-3]] anchor3
|Fourth
|
anchor:anchor-4[] anchor4
|===
And then you can refer to the anchors using <<anchor-1, Link to anchor 1>>.
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I have an excel table, like this
| DOG | CAT | COW | CHICKEN ...
------+-----+------+------+------
FARM1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 80
------+-----+------+------+-------
FARM2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 125
------+-----+------+------+-------
......
Is it possible to get the value through the customer headers instead of A2, B2?
I want to be able to fetch the value like so
=FARM1DOG
Is it possible to do that?
What you are describing could be done a few ways. I would prefer index(match(...
Assuming your table above is in the top-left corner of the spreadsheet and continues to J10 you could use:
=INDEX($B$2:$J$10,MATCH("FARM1",$A$2:$A$10,0),MATCH("DOG",$B$1:$J$1,0))
On the other hand, you could do it with named ranges as well, but the names would need to be changed if the column headers changed. Just name each entire column after it's header. So select column B and create a name for the range called "Dog", then the same for all the other columns. Then for the rows name row 2 "Farm1", etc...
Then you can use:
=FARM1 DOG
(the space between them is the intersect operator)
Under presumption that your data is small you can also name the Range manually:
Select the cell you want to name
Formulas -> Define Name [ CTRL + SHIFT + F3 ]
Call it whatever you want
Now you can refer to the cell by the given name:
EDIT:
Alternatively, you could also name the headers only and refer to it via =OFFSET.
=OFFSET(<VERTICAL NAME>,,COLUMN(<HORIZONTAL NAME>) - COLUMN(<VERTICAL NAME>))
In a practical example
=OFFSET(farm1,,COLUMN(dog) - COLUMN(farm1))
Good Afternoon all,
I've had a search but can't find the answer - please direct me if there is one!
I'm looking to make my spreadsheet have better readability to the user. It requires a lot of manual work outside of the sheet, so the less time strain the spreadsheet is, the better.
I know to to use =mod() in Conditional Formatting but this isn't what I'm looking for
I also know about opening the filter drop down, and clicking one cell, pressing down twice and pressing space bar (rinse and repeat) - but I'm not going to do this over 1000 rows...
Is there a way to alternate the colours from a filtered name in excel?
For example:
+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| Site Code | Site Name | Changed Date |
+---------------+---------------+--------------+
| 000020 | Bobs site | 28/11/18 | <-- colour 1
| 000020 | Bobs site | 26/11/18 | <-- colour 1
| 059201 | Julian's | date | <-- colour 2
| 059201 | Julian's | date | <-- colour 2
| 002237 | etc. 1 | date | <-- colour 1
| 523878 | etc. 2 | date | <-- colour 2
| 523878 | etc. 3 | date | <-- colour 2
+---------------+---------------+--------------+
So rather than by line number, it would be by the name "bobs site" would be one colour, the next in the list would be another colour etc
I would love for this to apply to site code and site name, so when filtering by either, the rows are highlighted correctly.
I can't do this in the =mod() kind of way, as some sites have just one entry, most have 2 and a few can have up to 10
EDIT: Proof of the answer working for future references
Doable with a helper column and Conditional Formatting with COUNTIF and MOD.
In the helper column:
=OR(A2<>A1,B2<>B1)
which returns TRUE or FALSE if the site code or site name has changed (or not) compared to the previous row.
Then 2 conditional formatting rules:
=MOD(COUNTIF($D$2:$D2,TRUE),2)=0
=MOD(COUNTIF($D$2:$D2,TRUE),2)=1
The mixed reference ($D$2:$D2) in the COUNTIF will allow for each separate section to be coloured alternately as the instances of TRUE are successively added up.
One solution; get all uniq values in a seperate column, copy column you want to refer to, paste to new column, remove duplicates.
Then select area with data and start refering those values you want to have that color i conditional formatting.
Edit
With more options use "AND" or "OR"
I have an Excel-file with 2 tabs:
Tab1
ActorID | ActorName
--------------------
4321 | ActorName1
4322 | ActorName2
4323 | ActorName3
4324 | ActorName4
In the second tab I want to put in the name of the actor and see if it's in the array
So I used this formula: =(Tab1!A1:A10="ActorName1"), but I get FALSE. When I use the same formula in the first tab (=(A1:A10="ActorName1")) I get TRUE.
I don't understand why I get FALSE if the formula is used in another tab :/
The formula works on the tab only if the name you are searching is the first. You are trying to compare an array to a single item, Excel will only look at the first.
To search a range of names use MATCH(). To return TRUE/FALSE wrap it in ISNUMBER(), as MATCH will return a number if found or an error if not found.
=ISNUMBER(MATCH("ActorName1",Tab1!A1:A10,0))
I have a data set as follows:
A | B | C |...
1abc | 1def | 1ghi |...
2abc | 2def | 2ghi |...
...
This is a collection of memo notes for each account in our database. The 1 in "1abc" represents the account ID and the letters represent some text. There are a total of 177 columns and 1866 rows but not every row has values up to column 177, some may only have two columns worth of data.
I need each column to drop down to the bottom of column A so that all data only occupies Column A. For example, all the data in column B would inserted after the last value in A. Data in column C would be inserted after the last value in column A after it's been populated with the data from B and so on.
In the end, it should look something like this (from which point I can simply sort it in ascending order).
A | B | C |
1abc | | |
2abc | | |
...
1def | | |
2def | | |
...
1ghi | | |
2ghi | | |
...
Can anyone help out with this? I am assuming that I need a macro and have tried working with the solution found in this post but couldn't figure it out. Oh, and I'm using Excel 2003 if that helps.
I am not sure if this will help but, from what you have given me, it sounds like you have 3 columns of data that you would like to be put into one column. If I am correct in my thinking, you can do this a few different ways. So as to preserve the original document in its entirety while adding an extended sorting system you could: 1: Create new tab. Then highlight range a with your mouse. Using your mouse right click and select copy (try to keep in mind the value of the range, E.g. How many items have you copied. Paste it in your now tab. Do this for the remaining ranges. Or maybe use V look up. If you would like I have a schedule module I have created that has many different types of range associations. You can also split sting in excel to divide the id from the sting.
Without VBA, add a blank row at the top and a column on the left populated throughout with say x and then follow the steps detailed here. Then delete the left-hand two columns and filter the remaining one to remove any blanks.
I have a column of few thousand filenames that are not uniform. For instance:
| Column A | Column B |
===============================
| junk_City1_abunc | City1 |
-------------------------------
| nunk_City1_blahb | City1 |
-------------------------------
| small=City2_jdjf | City2 |
-------------------------------
| mozrmcity3_somet | City3 |
I would like to identify the city within the text in column A and return it in Column B.
I've come up with a complex formula that does the trick, but it is difficult to adjust if more cities are added within the filenames in new entries within column A.
Here is an example:
=IF(ISNA(MATCH("*"&$W$3&"*",I248,0)),IF(ISNA(MATCH("*"&$W$4&"*",I248,0)),IF(ISNA(MATCH("*"&$W$5&"*",I248,0)),IF(ISNA(MATCH("*"&$W$6&"*",I248,0)),IF(ISNA(MATCH("*"&$W$7&"*",I248,0)),IF(ISNA(MATCH("*"&$W$8&"*",I248,0)),"Austin","Orlando"),"Las Vegas"),"Chicago"),"Boston"),"Las Angeles"),"National")
It seems like there should be an easier way to do it, but I just can't figure it out.
(To make matters worse, not only am I identifying a city within the filename, I'm looking for other attributes to populate other columns)
Can anyone help?
Use the formula =IFERROR(LOOKUP(1E+100,SEARCH($E$2:$E$11,A2),$E$2:$E$11),A2)
This does *****NOT***** have to be array entered.
Where $E$2:$E$11 is the list of names you want returned and A2 is the cell to test
If no matches are found instead of errors you will just use the full name in column b.
If you want errors or expect to NEVER have then you can just use:
=LOOKUP(1E+100,SEARCH($E$2:$E$11,A2),$E$2:$E$11)
Here's a round about way that works, not all my own work but a mish mash of bits from other sources:
Assuming the sheet is setup as follows:
The formula to use is below, this must be entered using Ctrl+Shift+Enter
=INDEX($C$2:$C$8,MAX(IF(ISERROR(SEARCH($C$2:$C$8,A2)),-1,1)*(ROW($C$2:$C$8)-ROW($C$2)+1)))
Annotated version:
=INDEX([List of search terms],MAX(IF(ISERROR(SEARCH([List of search terms],[Cell to search])),-1,1)*(ROW([List of search terms])-ROW([Cell containing first search term])+1)))