I have an existing workbook that I am updating, and it has a lot of #DIV/0! errors. Is there a quick way that I can correct all of them (or at least a lot at once)? Adding an =If statement to every individual cell would take forever!
More info:
All of the #DIV/0! errors come from cells where I have a formula that is dividing the values of two different cells i.e. =cll/c12. In a lot of these cases, the denominator is zero, so it gives the error. I am looking for a fast way to correct several thousand of these errors without having to manually add error checking to each cell.
From the little information I gathered from the question
You can perform a Find and Replace
Hit CtrlH to bring up the Find and Replace screen
Updated:
Step 1: Select the range that you will work with.
Step 2: Press the F5 key to open the Go To dialog box.
Step 3: Click the Special button, and it opens the Go to Special dialog box.
Step 4: In the Go to Special dialog box, only check the Errors option
Step 5: And then click OK, all # formula errors have been selected
Step 6: Now just enter 0 or any other value that you need to replace the errors, and press Ctrl + Enter keys. Then you will get all selected error cells are filled with 0 or your formula
Of course, you can delete all of error cells with pressing the Delete key, leaving the blank cells.
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I have a sequence in excel:
TEXT1-TEXT2-TEXT3_001
TEXT1-TEXT2-TEXT3_001
TEXT1-TEXT2-TEXT3_001
TEXT1-TEXT2-TEXT3_002
TEXT1-TEXT2-TEXT3_002
TEXT1-TEXT2-TEXT3_002
TEXT1-TEXT2-TEXT3_003
TEXT1-TEXT2-TEXT3_003
TEXT1-TEXT2-TEXT3_003
When I try to Auto Fill the sequence by selecting all of the above values and dragging the little box at the bottom right of the selected cells downwards, it starts with ...001 again instead of continuing with ...004. How do I make the sequence continue indefinitely?
Since this thread is finished for me, I am just copying #shrivallabha.redij 's comment here.
If you simply begin with TEXT1-TEXT2-TEXT3_001 and drag it down then it will work. Then all you need to do is : a. Paste the generated data twice and then b. Apply sort to regroup.
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.
I have two problems:
How to make a cell input? I need to enter a number and after pressing "enter" delete the number so I can add more input.
How to SUM the entered input with the value of another cell, for example C3 and store the result on C3?
I don't know how to delete the cell after pressing enter.
I've tried writing at C3 "=SUM(C3+F3)" and "=0+SUM(C3+F3)" both gave me a #REF ERROR.
Case:
I want to know how much money I have spent in one day. So C3 cell at the beginning have a 0 and F3 cell (input) is empty.
The point is if I buy a $3 souvenir, write 3 at F3, press enter (delete the 3 to make F3 empty) and make a SUM with whatever was at C3 plus that $3.
I would create a button, then it is clearer what you want to happen, though you could hook into the key press.
Go to File Options Customise and customise the ribbon to add the Developer tool bar.
on the Insert command, add a new button to the form. It will ask which macro you want, click New
Past this code:
Sub Button1_Click()
Range("F3").Value = Range("F3").Value + Range("C3").Value
Range("C3").Value = ""
End Sub
into the button click, and then when you click the button it will take the value in C3 and add it to F3 and then clear the value in C3.
Remember to save the workbook as MACRO ENABLE WORKBOOK, else the macros won't save.
click button
Hope that helps
Overwriting the same cell with different values and then expecting a sum of the previously entered values is not a good approach. If you want to understand why the result is a specific value, you need to be able to see which values contributed in which way to that result.
The better approach is to list all different numbers in one column and then calculate a running total in another column. Just like a bank statement. A bank statement shows you the current balance, but also each transaction, debit or credit, that went into calculating that balance. If you did not see the transactions, you don't really know if your pay check has already been included in the balance or not.
If you overwrite the same cell multiple times, how do you know if you have made a mistake and entered the cost for lunch twice, or made a typo in the numbers?
So, enter the data in rows. Each data point in a new row. Maybe use a column for date, one for money spent. Then use simple formulas in other columns to calculate what you want to calculate. You won't need any VBA or script or buttons for that.
I have excel file in which for a particular column I have +/- sign numbers. like
123.32-
452.23
456.80-
When I am doing sum I am not getting the correct value.
How can bring the - sign to front so that I can get rite sum.
I want numbers be like
-123.32
452.23
-456.80
Thanks in advance!!
Solution 1
Use this formula
=IF(RIGHT(A1,1)="-","-"&LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-1),A1)*1
See this for details.
EDIT :
Solution 2
This can be done without using formula also using Text To Columns feature, see this.
On the Excel Ribbon’s Data tab, click Text to Columns
Click the Next button in Steps 1 and 2
In Step 3, click the Advanced button
Add a check mark to the option, "Trailing Minus for Negative Numbers"
Click OK, and then click Finish
This is my proposal:
=IF(RIGHT(A1;1)="-";VALUE(LEFT(A1;LENGTH(A1)-1)*-1))
If you have - at the end, take the A1 cell without the last sign. Then make it to value and multiply it by -1 for negative. Thus, the result would be a number.
My problem: I have two ranges R16 and R01. These ranges were set up by swiping each range and then renaming them in the upper left panel of the sheet. Each range requires users to fill in each cell with a value. R16 requires users to enter a number of 0 through 5. The range R01 requires a value of 0 or 1 to be entered. NO cell can be left blank in any cell within these two ranges. These ranges and requirements are specific to this sheet only. It would be nice if at the time of user entering a number, an error message appeared like [invalid entry] if the value inputted was outside parameters set. For example, in R16, if someone entered 12 or -1 they would be alerted. Finally when the user presses a button on the page to use these values in a separate process, it is essential to check that no cell is left blank. I am trying to find a way to halt the running of the marco (via the button) if these parameters above are not met. Thank you
You don't need programming for the first part, this is a built-in feature in Excel called "Validation". The second part of your question, the pressing of the button, requires a macro that checks both cells.