I have a list of documents that I want to paste relative links to in Excel. I converted the list to a list of Excel formulas that look like
=HYPERLINK(".\docs\123abc\1.doc","1.doc")
=HYPERLINK(".\docs\456abc\1.doc","1.doc")
However when I paste this in Excel it will paste the text for the formula and not actually make it a formula. I have tried creating a macro to set each cell's FormulaR1C1 value as the value from the text in the cell and that didn't fix it. As well I have tried to copy and paste special as forumla and that did nothing either.
If I type in each formula by hand instead of copying and pasting them it works great, however the list of forumlas I have is a couple hundred and I would prefer not to have to type each one in by hand. Does anyone have any experience with this or suggestions on getting the forumla to register?
Before pasting the formulas,
Select all cells in worksheet
Right click and select "Format Cells..."
In the Number tab page, select General and click OK button.
Paste your formulas list.
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I tested some kinds of copying - but i copy just values instead formulas. Is there any way to copy Excel formula from multiple cells and paste it into a text document?
If you go to Formulas card, inside Formulas Auditing section there is a button Show Formulas.
Once you enabled it (clicked on it) you'll be able to copy formula from Excel to Notepad ++.
In Excel, choose Options from the Tools menu. Excel displays the
Options dialog box. Make sure the View tab is selected.
Ensure that
the Formulas check box is selected.
Click on OK. Excel should now be
displaying formulas.
Select the cells whose formulas you want to copy
to Notepad.
Press Ctrl+C to copy the cells to the Clipboard.
I have data in one workbook and I have filtered columns in another workbook, when I want to copy the data from one workbook and paste it to the visible cells in the filtered area, it gets pasted to the hidden cells as well.
I googled alot but nothing was useful even I tried the Kutools software but did not work.
How to paste the data into visible cells?
A workaround I like to use is to use reference in the filtered sheet. Slightly longer method, but it works. Follow the steps below
Set the reference in first cell. E.g. ='Sheet1!A1'
Click and drag to copy the formula to all cells below (or Copy, and Paste into multiple selection). DO NOT double click to fill down, as it will include hidden cells.
If needed, clear filter and copy- paste values
Let me know if this works for you.
I want to find out exactly which cells in my excel workbook are pulling data from another sheet inside the same workbook. Is there a way to do this?
Yes, there is an easy way to do it if you don't have a lot of cells.
Click the cell you want to check, then go to "Formulas" -> "Trace Precedents". [you need to do it for each cell :(, so that's the disadvantage]. You might need to click several times for each cell.
Notice the difference in my picture. The cells in the range B5:B13 has a formula linked to an external source (another worksheet or another workbook, shown as a little mini table), while the cell B15 who has a blue arrow, is linked to cell E14 on the same worksheet!
If you want to know which linkage (which source cell it's linked to), klick on the arrow and you should see this window;
If there are a massive amount of cells, I would give this VBA code a try:
VBA to list all external links together with the cells containing the links
first my apologies for being a noob with regard to Excel Formulas - I did search and did not find an answer.
I have a spreadsheet that I am trying to modify. I got two spreadsheets from a client, who gave me a working copy and one that he had modified. There is a #REF error in the modified version. If I look at the working copy the formula looks like this.
=VLOOKUP($C$1,'Client Rates'!$A$2:J$228,5,FALSE)
As you can see it has quote marks in the table_array parameter because it does have a space in it. However I cannot enter it this way as it throws an error every time I try. Error is something like this - 'There is a problem with this formula. Not trying to type a formula? ... '
How can I enter the work sheet as a parameter with spaces in the name into the formula?
Did you try F2 to edit formula directly. Then highlight section of formula you wish to change then select the actual data you want evaluated by the formula?
Excel will create the correct string for the sheet and area reference for you.
The problem is you are trying to copy and paste directly from on workbook to another. Copying ctrl-c and pasting ctrl-v from one workbook to another may not have the desired effect. If you copy first to notepad or some other text editor and then paste from that text editor all works fine.
I have an excel workbook with formulas that works fine except for two table columns which don't recalculate on opening. The excel sheet is 2003 xls (compatibility mode in 2010).
I've my workbook is set to calculate automatically and the cells containing the formulas are formatted as general. I've tried clicking a blank cell and using paste special add or multiply and I've tried pasting just the formatting of other cells that work but none of this has fixed my problem.
Similarly clicking Calculate Now or Calculate Sheet doesn't work. What does work is clicking in the cell formula and pressing enter. Also saving as xlsm and then reopening works (but this is not a solution unfortunately).
I have macros but none of them affect the worksheet these formulas are in or the calculation style.
Anything else I can try?
Affected formulas are as follows:
=IF($I2<>"D/E",$J2+($K1-$L1),$J2)
=(ROUND(FixedQuotaGuide!$K2,0))
In case this helps anyone else I finally got this to work by including the tab reference in each part of the formula like so:
Original formula:
=IF($I2<>"D/E",$J2+($K1-$L1),$J2)
Working formula:
=IF(FixedQuotaGuide!$I2<>"D/E",FixedQuotaGuide!$J2+($K1-$L1),FixedQuotaGuide!$J2)