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    - I need a formula that returns weekends and holidays for each mont I have created a mileage log with each month having its own spreadsheet in a workbook. The first sheet starts with February 2006 and the last sheet ends with february 2007. There are 12 sheets in total. Each month start on the first day and ends on the last day of that month. The calendar is South African. How can I create a formula that shows a Saturday, Sunday and Holiday per month. I have used =TEXT(A2, "ddd") to return days but I don't know how to create a formula that also returns holidays. Please help. Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783576
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    - Percentage of a Column of numbers I have a column of numbers and would like to know how many of those numbers make up 80% of the total of the column. Does anybody have a formula for that? Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783575
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    - where can I see my question and answer? Yesterday I ask a question I can't see my question, how can I find my question and answer Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783569
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    - Variance Report - Need to reflect 0% Hello! I need my variance number to show 0% even when the formula's answer is #DIV/0! Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783568
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    - Amortization schedule with periodic payments I have a loan, and the borrower is paying in an irregular fashion. Some months he pays and some he doesn't. How can I setup the amortization schedule to reflect this and add the appropriate interest? Thanks in advance ezy Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783564
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    - Disable Advanced Filter? Is there a way that I can disable the Advanced Filter option in a protected worksheet either through the UI or VBA? When I protect it I have the option to disable AutoFilter, but Advanced Filter is still available and I don't want users to have access to it. Thanks in advance! Kevin Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783561
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    - Copy Paste Wierdness Hello -- I have a Office Excel 2003 SP3. Here is the situation ... I have a Workbook that has many Worksheets that have some pretty intense formulas. I open a second instance of Excel with a blank Workbook. I highlight the whole worksheet and hit copy. I then Paste over on the new Blank Workbook ... and low and behold ... it is just copying the values (no formulas). If I perform the exact same test in the same instance of Excel it works fine. The funny thing is I am unable to reproduce this on other machines. Does anybody have any ideas of how this could be happening? Thanks, --Rich Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783560
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    - please, please help please, please help how do i get sheets, duplicated from a master sheet, to automatically number a field in each new opened sheet consequetive to the previous sheet. Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783559
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    - Share Workbook command grayed out on menu/unavailable, Why? I want to share the workbook I created but the command is grayed out on the menu. Why would this be grayed out, is there a step I need to do before I can share the workbook? Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783555
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    - Excel set up is right to left rather than left to right Office 2003 was installed in Hebrew. Excel reads from rt to left than left to right. i.e. columns originate in the rt and the rows are indentified by number on the rt rather than the left. How do I switch the format to English?? Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783551
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    - Limitations for Calculated Field formulas in Pivot Tables Is there a list or even a guideline on what excel formulas are allowed when creating a Calculated Field in Pivot Tables? For example, I want to use the TODAY() function in the pivot table, but I keep receiving errors. Is there a way to use a function that operates like the TODAY or NOW functions within the Calculated Fields? Thanks, Brandon Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783550
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    - ABC Report Hi, I have a spreadsheet with the total sales for one month on items that were sold and have been asked to do an ABC report based on this info. We want to see how many items make up 80%, 15% and 5% of the total sales for the month. Then categorize those items as A, B, and C items. Is there a formula that can designate each item as an A, B, or C item? Thanks, Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783547
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    - Excel 2003 colum does anyone know if it is possible to increase the number of colums in a single worksheet from 256 to 400 for excel 2003 ? Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783533
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    - Greater Than and less than HELP PLEASE Tried for hours to get this to work and ready to throw laptop out of window. What I'm trying to do : enter mileage into A1 For first 200 miles charge Â£0.40 per mile for miles above 200 Charge Â£0.25 per mile and enter combinded charge into A2. and if mileage is less than 200 in A1 carry balance (200-A1) over to B1 to increase B1 Â£0.40 rate i.e 200 plus balance from A1 Hope that makes sense . Many Thanks for any help. Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783532
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    - Display #'s incorrectly (format) =IF(AND(H3-O$1<0,M3-O$1<0,H3<>M3),"Past due "&-MAX(H3-O$1,M3-O$1),MAX(H3-O$1,M3-O$1,0)) Formula above works great (Thanks to those that helped), but the problem I'm now having is when account is not past due the other #'s return with serveral 0's. Example:00000 or 00221 I would like 221 to appear verses 00221 or 0 versas 0000 -- Elena Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783527
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    - 0 bytes I saved an excel 07 file that contained 300 kb of data yet, when tried to re-open get a message saying the file is corrupt or I have the wrong file extension. When I look at the files properties it now says 0 bytes!? Any ideas!? Andy Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783523
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    - linking info from word and excel I have a tool in excel spreadsheet that calculates scores and percentages. After the calculations are complete, I have to transfer(retype) the results and some of the info from that worksheet to a letter template in Word. In the end I have to send out both the worsheet and the letter together. Is there a way that I can combine both documents AND/OR have some of the info from the excel worksheet to link and automatically update to the Word letter template so that I don't have to send two separate documents and have manually type the info from excel to word? Any suggestion is appreciated. Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783516
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    - How do I print with the grids in place from my excel worksheet? I am usuing MS office 2003 and want to know how to print my spreadsheet with the grids intact. Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783515
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    - Convert Date Format to Minutes I have a spreadsheet from an outside source and the Minutes are formatted as a date, so in the formula bar it looks like this: 1/3/1900 10:00:00 PM but in the actual cell, it looks like this: 94:00:00. How can I get the cell to read just 94? Thanks!! Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783511
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    - Showing when a file was updated I am trying to figure out how to have a cell display when a file was last updated. Is there a way to make it show the most current date that any cell has been updated. I have tried using =TODAY() but that doesn't change with the most recent change. Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783508
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    - workday formula question I am trying to create a schedule for a machine. I know how much of a day each job will take. When I use a formula to just add column b to c, the result actually includes the hour of the day, but I need to exclude the weekend. When I use workday function then the fraction of the day seems to not be included in the calculation. Is there a way to combine these functions to add a portion of a day only using the work week? B C b+c workday function=WORKDAY(C3,B3) 3.25 5/1/08 12:00 AM 5/4/08 6:00 AM 5/6/08 12:00 AM Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783505
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    - Printing pages from Pivot Tables automatically I have created a Pivot table tracking expenses and quanities of items that each dept in our company has purchased for a given month. I want a new sheet to print for each dept. I know how to filter by dragging the dept number into the page area of the Pivot Table but I have to select each dept individually and print. Isnt there a way I can have excel automatically choose each individual dept and print their expenses on separate sheets? Thanks! Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783503
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    - Excel slow to save to network drive I am trying to troubleshoot a machine that is running XP Pro and Office 2003. It is extremely slow to save files to a network drive with Excel. Word is somewhat slow, but Excel is really bad. For example, it takes almost 60 seconds to save a 175K Excel file. The server is in the same building. I took a laptop down and plugged into the same ethernet hub and opened and saved the same file. It took only 3-4 seconds. The network in that office is somewhat slow, but still, there must be a problem with the machine taking 60 seconds to save. The problem doesn't seem to occur with local files. What could be causing this? Thanks, Chris Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783498
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    - Adding Shapes to Spreadsheets I want to add an autoshape to a spreadsheet, but when I go to Autoshapes , the selection choices are not highlighted. As a result , I am unable to select them. How do I get the choices to be highlighted / available for selection? Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783479
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    - Macro help I'm new to macros, could some explain how I can use this macro to allow spell check when a sheet is protected? Using a macro is the only work around that I know of. Sub Spell_Check() ActiveSheet.Unprotect Password:="justme" Cells.CheckSpelling SpellLang:=1033 ActiveSheet.Protect Password:="justme", DrawingObjects:=True, _ Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True End Sub Unprotects the sheet, does the spellcheck then reprotects the sheet. "justme" can be changed to your password. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:32:00 -0800, Brian <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >I made a spread sheet for work the has some cells protected then a password. >But once I enable the password, the spell check cannot be used. > >Any help would be appreciated Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783477
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    - Hide a column "if"? Hello, I have a workbook with 250 sheets. I need to be able to hide column F unless cell E2 has the value "Level 1". If there is another value in E2 or it is blank, I need column F to be hidden. I need this on all 250 sheets. Is this possible? Thanks in advance, you are all always to helpful! tgcali Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783458
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    - How do I compare 2 different Excel files for matching content Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783455
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    - Saving an Excel Workbook Dear all, Is it possible to alter a workbook so that when a user opens it he/she is automatically prompted to save it? Also I have a cost model in Excel that has a cover worksheet in the workbook. The cover sheet has a macro button that simply selects the next worksheet. Is it possible to create prompt window to remind the user to save? Thanks in advance, Neil Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783452
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    - Do you know how to send a single worksheet in Vista Excel? I want to send just one worksheet from an Excel workbook in the Vista version. I want to send it not as an attachment but as the body of the email. Any ideas? Thank you, Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783448
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    - Difference between two dates with if statements I'm a beginner...Please help Dates are inputted in column M or H; but sometime dates are not required in M and H which would leave it blank (if date is in column M there will not be a date in column H and vice versa); Cell B1 should always prompt today's date (=today()) I need column N to calculate days between them example: B1=05/08/08 M=05/21/08 N should = 13 But if there's nothing in M and H it returns -39576 In that case I need "0" to be inputted verses -39576 and when B1 is greater then M/H column I need the return to be "Past due "number of days between the dates" Hope this makes sense. Please help Elena Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783443
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    - Alternative for Vlookup output of #N/A if data not found? Hello, Is there an alternative for the Vlookup function output of #N/A when data is not found? The reason I ask is because I need to use an If function based on the Vlookup output if the data is not found such as =IF(K2="#N/A","SPARE",) but the function does not recognize #N/A. Thanks! Jaret Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783442
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    - Revealing the related pivot data The situation is this... Some of the people viewing my reports can click on the individual cells/data value and it opens a new sheet revealing the related pivot data (or it directs them to my pivot table). That said, others who do the same only get the underlying formula displayed. It's almost like there is a feature that needs to be turned on or maybe a patch that needs to be installed. Can anyone tell me why some people can click to display the data and others can't? Appreciate the help. Ken Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783438
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    - formulas do not work I have added a column in my excel spreadsheet and copied the formulas from the column next to it. The correct formulas are in the cells, but they aren't working. I have to go into each individual cell and press F2 and enter for them to update. How do I get the cells to automatically update? I have used excel for years and have never had this problem. Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783426
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    - Default In-Cell Dropdown to a specific Index Value? I have a scenario where I use a common list in a parent category (e.g. Work Unit and a child category (e.g. Line Item) . I would like to default the Line Item list value to the same list value as the parent Work Unit, maintaining the in-cell dropdown structure in both cells. Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783423
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    - Merging Workbooks Is there a way to merge or combine multiple workbooks into one workbook on one worksheet without copying and pasting? Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783421
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    - Multiple Lookup Possibilities I have a list which has an employer id and then employee id's. I need to list all the employee ID's associated with one empoyer id. I have a data entry sheet whereby the employer ID is entered; the next entry is that of the employee ID. What I would like to create a drop down list for employee ID's that would list all the possible employee Id's for a given employer ID. I would like to create a table that would be my list for the drop down box. If I use a function like Vlookup it only finds the 1st Employee ID associated with an Employer ID and thus my problem. How can I create a macro to scroll down the Employer ID and Employee ID list and populate a table of all the Employee ID's associated with a particular Employer ID? Note that I want to avoid cutting and pasting as I know this could be accomplished via Data sort, etc. I would like some way to automate it. Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783418
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    - Excel formula why does my formula change when I add data example FORMULA BEFORE ADDING DATA =COUNTIF(D9:D6369,33) FORMULA AFTER DATA IS ADDED TO THE WORKSHEET =COUNTIF(D242:D6369,33) This is the data that is entered in worksheet 10 080501 S-BU-99-M 46 0277 DOLLEW 5/7/2008 9:23 10 080501 S-BU-99-M 46 0278 ALBGRA 5/6/2008 14:21 Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783416
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    - Excel Tabs I have a worksheet with several tabs. Each tab is a different persons name. Is there a way to have the name on the tab automatically show up in a specific cell on the worksheet. Thank you! Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783415
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    - Multiple lookup possiblities Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783409
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    - Excel & Keyboard I am looking for a keyboard shortcut (or key combination or hot key) that lets you switch from the "Find Box" back to the worksheet and then back to the "Find Box". Does anyone know if this is possible? Thanks! Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783406
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    - SET DEFAULT FOR FILL HANDLE TO COPY ONLY I want to set the deaul for the fill handle to copy cells only. Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783402
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    - Adding Times How do I add times (in minutes and hours) but show the total in days, hours and minutes? This for a working day so a total of 9h15mins should display as 1d1h15mins. Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783399
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    - show fractions rounded up to nearest 1/16th inch I have cells formatted as fraction, up two digits. We are a mfg. company cutting metal and if it is not on a tape measure, we don't use it. If we input in an odd decimal value, we can get stuff like 17/20 or other wierd unusable fractions. Is there a way to have the same cell of input to show a result rounded up to the absolute nearest 1/16th of an inch? Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783392
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    - Save Current Sheet Only I have a file that I use a pivot ( show pages) that creates 200 sheets (customers). I then want to send each sheet out individually to each customer. What is the easiest way to break up the file by each sheet and save each sheet as an individual file? Thanks Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783389
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    - Repeat Values in Column A, Break and Sum I have data in Column A that repeats in groups; AAA, BBB, CCC, etc. Each of these column A values is associated with a varible in column B. I want to break at the end of a group and sum the column B. Here's what I have and what I need. What I have: AAA 111 AAA 222 AAA 111 BBB 444 BBB 222 BBB 111 BBB 111 CCC 444 DDD 222 DDD 666 Here's what I want -- the break and the summation of Column B AAA 111 AAA 222 AAA 111 444 (Sum of AAA) BBB 444 BBB 222 BBB 111 BBB 111 888 (Sum of BBB) CCC 444 444 (Sum of CCC) DDD 222 DDD 666 888 (Sum of DDD) I appreciate anything you can do to help. Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783388
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    - Validate Text for Pivot Table Filter Hello, I have source data for a pivot table that can contain one or more values "alpha", "beta", "gamma", "delta" (ex: cell can contain "alpha", "alpha" "beta", "delta" "gamma", and so on). I tried a formula to display "yes" if the source cell contained "alpha" and "no" otherwise as follows: =if(isnumber(search("alpha",a1)),"yes","no") Unfortunately, this returns "yes" in my destination cell whether the source cell contains "alpha" or not. I found this formula in another post on filtering pivot tables but can see that I am doing something wrong. I just don't know what. I tried "istext" in place of "isnumber" with the same result, a "yes" is returned regardless of whether "alpha" is in the source cell. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong or whether there is a better way to accomplish this? Thank you, Tom Tag: Adding up dropdown menu categories. Tag: 783387
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I created a dropdown list in my worksheet and I was wondering if there was
any way to add up how many times each individual item was selected. Any help
would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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Re: Adding up dropdown menu categories. by T

T
Thu May 08 22:01:14 CDT 2008

Does that mean you have more than 1 drop down list?

If so, make a list of the unique items from the drop down lists then use a
formula like this:

..........A...................B...
1...Unique list ..... Count
2...Item1.......................
3...Item2.......................
4...Item3.......................

Assume the drop down lists are in the range J1:J10

Enter this formula in B2:

=COUNTIF(J$1:J$10,A2)

Copy down as needed.

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP

"JCD" <JCD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F0261952-5EE0-406F-B538-93E4189FC2B3@microsoft.com...
>I created a dropdown list in my worksheet and I was wondering if there was
> any way to add up how many times each individual item was selected. Any
> help
> would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks!

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