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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #420 on: November 13, 2015, 11:10:34 AM »
I'm having a autofill problem, when trying to drag down a formula, it is only copying the value not the formula.
Calculations are set to automatic,
Anybody knows how to solve?

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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #421 on: November 13, 2015, 11:13:41 AM »
I'm having a autofill problem, when trying to drag down a formula, it is only copying the value not the formula.
Calculations are set to automatic,
Anybody knows how to solve?
try copy paste special formula

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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #422 on: November 13, 2015, 11:32:57 AM »
try copy paste special formula
just tried it, now it pastes the exact formula of the original cell formulas info (does not update to this new row's column cells info) so it doesnt do anything

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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #423 on: November 13, 2015, 11:34:17 AM »
just tried it, now it pastes the exact formula of the original cell formulas info (does not update to this new row's column cells info) so it doesnt do anything
Ie you have relative cell references that are behaving like absolute references when you copy/paste formulas?

ETA: Might be a corrupted workbook. Try saving in another format (eg .xlsx to .xlb and back again).

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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #424 on: November 13, 2015, 11:48:31 AM »
Ie you have relative cell references that are behaving like absolute references when you copy/paste formulas?

ETA: Might be a corrupted workbook. Try saving in another format (eg .xlsx to .xlb and back again).
I'm a total excel newbie but that might be the term.

When doing what myb821 advised, and pasting special formula into the next row it still stays with the original formula of A1:B1 instead of updating to A2:B2

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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #425 on: November 17, 2015, 05:47:37 PM »
Need help to write a Macro. This is the requirement.
There is a data set in Column C and D. Check column D for "X", if a row has an "X" in column D delete all data in Column C.

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #426 on: November 17, 2015, 05:55:02 PM »
Need help to write a Macro. This is the requirement.
There is a data set in Column C and D. Check column D for "X", if a row has an "X" in column D delete all data in Column C.

Thanks in advance.
you could just use functions = much easier
put this in E1:

=if(d1="x","delete","")
and copy it to the whole column

Then sort by column E, select all the corresponding cells in column C, and press delete on the keyboard.

Presto!
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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #427 on: November 17, 2015, 06:09:29 PM »
you could just use functions = much easier
put this in E1:

=if(d1="x","delete","")
and copy it to the whole column

Then sort by column E, select all the corresponding cells in column C, and press delete on the keyboard.

Presto!
Nice! Thanks. But I need it to be a constant, I dont want to have continue to sort and delete etc.
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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #428 on: November 17, 2015, 06:10:04 PM »
Nice! Thanks. But I need it to be a constant, I dont want to have continue to sort and delete etc.
Ah, ok. I'll throw something together - give me a minute.
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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #429 on: November 17, 2015, 06:14:42 PM »
Nice! Thanks. But I need it to be a constant, I dont want to have continue to sort and delete etc.
How's this?

Code: [Select]
Sub DeleteX()

For Each cell In Range([C2], [C2].End(xlDown)).Cells
    If cell.Offset(0, 1).Value = "x" Then cell.Clear
Next

End Sub
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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #430 on: November 17, 2015, 06:58:25 PM »
How's this?

Code: [Select]
Sub DeleteX()

For Each cell In Range([C2], [C2].End(xlDown)).Cells
    If cell.Offset(0, 1).Value = "x" Then cell.Clear
Next

End Sub
Wow! Thanks! Perfect!
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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #431 on: November 17, 2015, 08:08:23 PM »
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #432 on: November 20, 2015, 10:12:28 AM »
I have a workbook with only a handful of rows, but with massive megilas of text in them.

Is there a way to make that I can scroll through this slowly? Currently when I spin the wheel of the mouse it zooms through the rows as if they were regular sized rows... I want to change settings just for this workbook..

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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #433 on: November 20, 2015, 11:24:22 AM »
I have a workbook with only a handful of rows, but with massive megilas of text in them.

Is there a way to make that I can scroll through this slowly? Currently when I spin the wheel of the mouse it zooms through the rows as if they were regular sized rows... I want to change settings just for this workbook..
try setting word wrap. Then click the top left corner to highlight the whole workbook, then double click the line between any row, that should snap them all to size

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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #434 on: November 20, 2015, 12:38:25 PM »
try setting word wrap. Then click the top left corner to highlight the whole workbook, then double click the line between any row, that should snap them all to size
That won't help. Scrolling still treats any given row as a unit, and therefore it doesn't scroll through the contents of a given row, rather it scrolls through the rows.

In short, you're out of luck cbc. You're gonna have to manipulate the text if you want to read it within Excel.

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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #435 on: November 26, 2015, 09:21:24 AM »
Does anybody know how to insert a picture in a cell and then press equal that cell in a different cell and the picture will appear? I am not asking for a fancy function on a picture just a equal sign on it.

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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #436 on: November 26, 2015, 09:37:30 AM »
Does anybody know how to insert a picture in a cell and then press equal that cell in a different cell and the picture will appear? I am not asking for a fancy function on a picture just a equal sign on it.
Copy and paste?

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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #437 on: November 26, 2015, 10:24:30 AM »
I need it automatically to populate 10 other pages

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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #438 on: November 26, 2015, 11:00:48 AM »
Feelings don't care about your facts

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Re: Excel Problem
« Reply #439 on: November 26, 2015, 11:09:11 AM »
I need it automatically to populate 10 other pages
Look into the Excel Camera http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/adding-the-excel-camera-tool-to-the-quick-access-t.html

It's not exactly what you asked for, but it might do the trick anyways.
« Last Edit: November 26, 2015, 11:25:41 AM by etech0 »
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