How to 'format' cells to be 'absolute' references ?
Trying to setup cells with date formulas (for project management) with
formula cell to show date from sum of reference date cell plus number of days
cell, and make formula cell an absolute value so can sort cells by that cell
column (per discussion at ...
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?query=absolute+reference&dg=microsoft.public.excel&cat=en_US_e064c9ec-14bf-4ef7-ba07-6a1970559f64&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us
...ie, cell-3 = $cell-1(date) + $cell-2(number of days)
How to get reference cells to be absolute values by formating, or set with
shortcut key, or set with main menu pick ?
--
akm
Thanks again for your help.
----
Ah, the miracle of computers!... someone also said "To error is human, but
to really screw up it takes a computer!"

Re: How to 'format' cells to be 'absolute' references ? by Roger

Roger
Thu May 08 01:46:41 CDT 2008

Hi
In cell A3 for example
=$A$1+$A$2
Format cell A3 in whatever way you wish to have the date shown
Format>Cells>Number>Custom>dd mmm yyyy
--
Regards
Roger Govier

"akm" <akm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A69B9DC1-90DB-46FE-90B7-86277A9FB0A5@microsoft.com...
> How to 'format' cells to be 'absolute' references ?
> Trying to setup cells with date formulas (for project management) with
> formula cell to show date from sum of reference date cell plus number of
> days
> cell, and make formula cell an absolute value so can sort cells by that
> cell
> column (per discussion at ...
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?query=absolute+reference&dg=microsoft.public.excel&cat=en_US_e064c9ec-14bf-4ef7-ba07-6a1970559f64&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us
> ...ie, cell-3 = $cell-1(date) + $cell-2(number of days)
> How to get reference cells to be absolute values by formating, or set with
> shortcut key, or set with main menu pick ?
> --
> akm
> Thanks again for your help.
> ----
> Ah, the miracle of computers!... someone also said "To error is human, but
> to really screw up it takes a computer!"


Re: How to 'format' cells to be 'absolute' references ? by akm

akm
Thu May 08 09:17:01 CDT 2008

Roger
Thank you for the reply.
Guess Im using the word 'format' figuratively in that I would like to be
able to make all cells have absolute values in formulas etc without needing
to go to each cell and click F4 at each entry of the formula/reference to get
the $ in front of each ref.
Hope that makes more sense as a question.
akm
Thanks again for your help.



"Roger Govier" wrote:

> Hi
> In cell A3 for example
> =$A$1+$A$2
> Format cell A3 in whatever way you wish to have the date shown
> Format>Cells>Number>Custom>dd mmm yyyy
> --
> Regards
> Roger Govier
>
> "akm" <akm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A69B9DC1-90DB-46FE-90B7-86277A9FB0A5@microsoft.com...
> > How to 'format' cells to be 'absolute' references ?
> > Trying to setup cells with date formulas (for project management) with
> > formula cell to show date from sum of reference date cell plus number of
> > days
> > cell, and make formula cell an absolute value so can sort cells by that
> > cell
> > column (per discussion at ...
> > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?query=absolute+reference&dg=microsoft.public.excel&cat=en_US_e064c9ec-14bf-4ef7-ba07-6a1970559f64&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us
> > ...ie, cell-3 = $cell-1(date) + $cell-2(number of days)
> > How to get reference cells to be absolute values by formating, or set with
> > shortcut key, or set with main menu pick ?
> > --
> > akm
> > Thanks again for your help.
> > ----
> > Ah, the miracle of computers!... someone also said "To error is human, but
> > to really screw up it takes a computer!"
>

Re: How to 'format' cells to be 'absolute' references ? by Gord

Gord
Thu May 08 18:10:39 CDT 2008

You cannot format or pre-set cells with absolute references.

You can run a macro on your formulas after you have entered them is about all
you get.

Sub Absolute()
Dim Cell As Range
For Each Cell In Selection
If Cell.HasFormula Then
Cell.Formula = Application.ConvertFormula _
(Cell.Formula, xlA1, xlA1, xlAbsolute)
End If
Next
End Sub

Sub AbsoluteRow()
Dim Cell As Range
For Each Cell In Selection
If Cell.HasFormula Then
Cell.Formula = Application.ConvertFormula _
(Cell.Formula, xlA1, xlA1, xlAbsRowRelColumn)
Next
End Sub

Sub AbsoluteCol()
Dim Cell As Range
For Each Cell In Selection
If Cell.HasFormula Then
Cell.Formula = Application.ConvertFormula _
(Cell.Formula, xlA1, xlA1, xlRelRowAbsColumn)
Next
End Sub

Sub Relative()
Dim Cell As Range
For Each Cell In Selection
If Cell.HasFormula Then
Cell.Formula = Application.ConvertFormula _
(Cell.Formula, xlA1, xlA1, xlRelative)
Next
End Sub

I have these as option buttons on a UserForm.

Accessed through my cells' right-click menu.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 8 May 2008 07:17:01 -0700, akm <akm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Roger
>Thank you for the reply.
>Guess Im using the word 'format' figuratively in that I would like to be
>able to make all cells have absolute values in formulas etc without needing
>to go to each cell and click F4 at each entry of the formula/reference to get
>the $ in front of each ref.
>Hope that makes more sense as a question.
>akm
>Thanks again for your help.
>
>
>
>"Roger Govier" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> In cell A3 for example
>> =$A$1+$A$2
>> Format cell A3 in whatever way you wish to have the date shown
>> Format>Cells>Number>Custom>dd mmm yyyy
>> --
>> Regards
>> Roger Govier
>>
>> "akm" <akm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A69B9DC1-90DB-46FE-90B7-86277A9FB0A5@microsoft.com...
>> > How to 'format' cells to be 'absolute' references ?
>> > Trying to setup cells with date formulas (for project management) with
>> > formula cell to show date from sum of reference date cell plus number of
>> > days
>> > cell, and make formula cell an absolute value so can sort cells by that
>> > cell
>> > column (per discussion at ...
>> > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?query=absolute+reference&dg=microsoft.public.excel&cat=en_US_e064c9ec-14bf-4ef7-ba07-6a1970559f64&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us
>> > ...ie, cell-3 = $cell-1(date) + $cell-2(number of days)
>> > How to get reference cells to be absolute values by formating, or set with
>> > shortcut key, or set with main menu pick ?
>> > --
>> > akm
>> > Thanks again for your help.
>> > ----
>> > Ah, the miracle of computers!... someone also said "To error is human, but
>> > to really screw up it takes a computer!"
>>


Re: How to 'format' cells to be 'absolute' references ? by akm

akm
Thu May 08 18:25:00 CDT 2008

Gord
Thank you for the info !
Am not very experienced with macros, but will give it a try.
Thanks again.
akm



"Gord Dibben" wrote:

> You cannot format or pre-set cells with absolute references.
>
> You can run a macro on your formulas after you have entered them is about all
> you get.
>
> Sub Absolute()
> Dim Cell As Range
> For Each Cell In Selection
> If Cell.HasFormula Then
> Cell.Formula = Application.ConvertFormula _
> (Cell.Formula, xlA1, xlA1, xlAbsolute)
> End If
> Next
> End Sub
>
> Sub AbsoluteRow()
> Dim Cell As Range
> For Each Cell In Selection
> If Cell.HasFormula Then
> Cell.Formula = Application.ConvertFormula _
> (Cell.Formula, xlA1, xlA1, xlAbsRowRelColumn)
> Next
> End Sub
>
> Sub AbsoluteCol()
> Dim Cell As Range
> For Each Cell In Selection
> If Cell.HasFormula Then
> Cell.Formula = Application.ConvertFormula _
> (Cell.Formula, xlA1, xlA1, xlRelRowAbsColumn)
> Next
> End Sub
>
> Sub Relative()
> Dim Cell As Range
> For Each Cell In Selection
> If Cell.HasFormula Then
> Cell.Formula = Application.ConvertFormula _
> (Cell.Formula, xlA1, xlA1, xlRelative)
> Next
> End Sub
>
> I have these as option buttons on a UserForm.
>
> Accessed through my cells' right-click menu.
>
>
> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>
> On Thu, 8 May 2008 07:17:01 -0700, akm <akm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Roger
> >Thank you for the reply.
> >Guess Im using the word 'format' figuratively in that I would like to be
> >able to make all cells have absolute values in formulas etc without needing
> >to go to each cell and click F4 at each entry of the formula/reference to get
> >the $ in front of each ref.
> >Hope that makes more sense as a question.
> >akm
> >Thanks again for your help.
> >
> >
> >
> >"Roger Govier" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >> In cell A3 for example
> >> =$A$1+$A$2
> >> Format cell A3 in whatever way you wish to have the date shown
> >> Format>Cells>Number>Custom>dd mmm yyyy
> >> --
> >> Regards
> >> Roger Govier
> >>
> >> "akm" <akm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:A69B9DC1-90DB-46FE-90B7-86277A9FB0A5@microsoft.com...
> >> > How to 'format' cells to be 'absolute' references ?
> >> > Trying to setup cells with date formulas (for project management) with
> >> > formula cell to show date from sum of reference date cell plus number of
> >> > days
> >> > cell, and make formula cell an absolute value so can sort cells by that
> >> > cell
> >> > column (per discussion at ...
> >> > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?query=absolute+reference&dg=microsoft.public.excel&cat=en_US_e064c9ec-14bf-4ef7-ba07-6a1970559f64&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us
> >> > ...ie, cell-3 = $cell-1(date) + $cell-2(number of days)
> >> > How to get reference cells to be absolute values by formating, or set with
> >> > shortcut key, or set with main menu pick ?
> >> > --
> >> > akm
> >> > Thanks again for your help.
> >> > ----
> >> > Ah, the miracle of computers!... someone also said "To error is human, but
> >> > to really screw up it takes a computer!"
> >>
>
>