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negative number format
I have a report uploaded to excel from a particular program used here at work. In that program, negative numbers have the format of $###.00-, with the minus sign at the end instead of the beginning. When the data comes over to Excel the minus sign is still at the end of the number. The text currently has a General Format with No Specific Number Format. I have been manually moving the minus signs to the beginning in each cell, then changing the Column to Currency Number Format which is very time consuming. Is there a formula I can use in the Cell, Column and/or Worksheet containing...

Change date format to European format
My computer is set to European date format but Excel is default to American date format. Can someone advise how to change this default setting. Thanks, Scott Have you restarted Excel since setting the system date formatting? Excel takes its cue from the OS on launch. Also, double-check the Regional setting in the System Prefs. If those aren't the cause you'll need to be specific about your version & update levels of both Office & OS X plus any other details you can supply. -- HTH |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Scott" <NoSpam-Scot...

Formatting just some rows
Thank you so much for that, it'll save loadsa time. I adjusted the formula as the original sheet contined 11 columns of data. Can you help with this part now? The original sheet had dates in Column E (in the form Jan-03). Thay have come through on the new sheet in the single column as 5 digit figures such as 37622. Is there any way of getting the original form of the date back, affecting just rows 5, 16, 27 etc...of the new sheet? Perhaps I need to format just these rows on the NEW sheet. A similar problem exists with column I of the original where the � sign has been lost. Again is t...

freezing formatting
I would like to be able to "freeze" the formatting for the number of decimal places in cells - some will need to be integers, some will need three decimal places, etc. The problem comes when I paste in information; the number of decimal places I have formatted the cell for is overridden by the pasted-in data. Any ideas? On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 13:31:05 -0700, "H" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >I would like to be able to "freeze" the formatting for the number of decimal places in cells - some will need to be integers, some will need three de...

Question about format of reply and format of message
I have two questions about OL2003: 1. Word is set as default editor. In replying message, sometimes I will get extra lines on hitting Enter. It makes more space between paragraphs. Is there any way to insert one line with one Enter? 2. I'd like to have special effect in replying text message sometimes, such as change color of font, but it cannot be done unless changing the message format to be rich text or HTML. If I uncheck Word as default editor, there is an option in menu. What is it about with Word as editor? Thanks, Charles 1 - Check the paragraph spacing settings e...

Negative number formatting
Hi everyone, does anyone know how to do this? I hve a column of figures some positive and some negative. I want to format them so taht th negative numbers are expressed in (brackets) and also so that th column itself is decimal aligned, so even if I don't use decimal place the brackets "stick out". I know Word does this in tables, but I can' seem to make Excel do it. Help! Thanks, Vicky. :confused -- VickyJone ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VickyJones's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=2448 ...

Enforce format
How can I "enforce" a format in a cell in excel so that it allows number entry only, i.e. it does not allow letters or any other characters. Thanks in advance. Keith Data Validation; custom formula; If active cell is A1, use this: =NOT(ISERROR(1*A1)) "Elfey1001" <Elfey1001@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D744EEFC-3BD0-43A7-B673-F16107BBFA03@microsoft.com... > How can I "enforce" a format in a cell in excel so that it allows number > entry only, i.e. it does not allow letters or any other characters. > Thanks in advance. > Kei...

Format Smartlist field
Is it possible to format a smartlist field? Let's say from 2 decimals to 4 decimals? -- SmokyDuck This is only possible in SmartList Builder SmartLists, not in the 'out of the box' SmartLists. In SmartList Builder, you can click on the Display Name of a field, then click the blue arrow in the header to go to Set Field Options. For number fields there will be a tab called Decimal Places. -- Victoria Yudin Dynamics GP MVP Flexible Solutions, Inc. "Smokyduck" <Smokyduck@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:98223149-4092-484D-886D-F03A319319E...

Conditional Formating Help
Hi I wonder if anyone could help me, I am after code for the following. cell e6 = Keys Sent Column f6 = Keys due Column g6 = Keys received What I want the script to do is if there is no value in g6 and todays date is greater then the date stated in F6, then the cell turns red (prompt to inform me that keys are late). Many thanks Dan Use a CF formula of =AND(G6="",TODAY()>F6) HTH Bob "housinglad" <housinglad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A5887369-33DA-489A-BEC9-8173707313C6@microsoft.com... > Hi > ...

Outlook 2003 unresponsive when viewing messages in HTML format.
About two weeks ago, I started Outlook and went in to view messages. On some messages, Outlook would appear to lock up and my harddrive light would come on continuously for a minute or more. The body of the message would appear as an empty window. We have discovered that the problem only occurs for email messages that are in HTML format. I can prevent the problem by going to: Tools > Options > Email Options and checking "Read all standard mail in plain text". When I have this option turned on, I can see a plain text version of the message. Unfortunately, much of ...

Select Case Conditional Formatting Sub?
I've tried to use the Sub below (Posted by Julie D I think) as a work around for more than three conditional formats and it works great IF I enter the data directly in the target cells. But, if the taget range is populated by a formula the color changes do not occur. Is there a way to modify this to work when the cells in the target range are formula driven? (Or, maybe I'm doing something wrong, any ideas?) Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) On Error GoTo ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = False If Not Intersect(Target, Range("B6:B10")) Is Nothing...

Add opt. to change Printer-Friendly format to user defined format
This is a customer suggestion from Convergence. Customer would like to be able to have the option to change the Printer-Friendly format to a different/user defined format. 1. Employee enters a requisition. 2. Purchasing manager processes the Requisition: BP>Purchasing>Requisitions 3. Select a vendor and requisition. 3. User selects to view the requisition; Printer-Friendly Version opens. ISSUE: Currently, there are no options to define report format. For further inquiry- Customer Information: Jon Heseman, PC Administrator EFCO Systems 1800 N.E. Broadway Des Moines, Iowa...

Searching through DB Table containing Records in XML format
Guru's! Your time and guidance is much appreciated in this task that i am trying to get done. Background I have a SQL Server 2000 database table which contains 2 Fields (RecordID, XMLData (datatype=TEXT). There are about 10,000 records in this table. The Data in the field (XMLData) is a XML formatted string. (where F1,F2... are elements and v1, v2 is the data) <ControlRecord><F1>V1</F1><F2>V2</F2><F3>V3</F3><F4>V4</F4><F5>v5</F5><f6>v6 </f6>.....Upto 14 fields </ControlRecord> <ControlRecord><...

extracting data from one format to a different format...
I have a large database of company contacts that is formatted/entered as follows: ABC Company, Inc. John Doe 123 Main Street NE Des Moines, IA 52000 Phone: 123-456-7890 Fax: 098-765-4321 jdoe@abccompany.com Each line is in it's own cell, but I need it in column format such as follows: Company Name - First Name - Last Name - Address1 - Address2 - City - State - Zip - Phone - Fax - Email Any direction as to how I can easily do this? I'm using either 2003 or 2007 and have over 7,000 entries like this. PLEASE HELP as I don't want to spend hours into days try...

How to format the value in a cell?
Hello! I wonder if excel has the function to format a value in cell without the help of Macro. To format a value,here I mean to correct the value automatically. For example,it need the value in a cell to be "T".But a user may enter " T","T ","t".The formatting function used here to trim the space at the begining or end of "T",or change the "t" to upper case. -------------------- An Try =TRIM(UPPER(A1)) -- Regards Roger Govier "An" <abc@sohu.com> wrote in message news:u%23Kg%23X6hFHA.576@tk2msftngp13.phx.gb...

Remove formatting from SSN
I exported some data from an Access database. The Social Security Numbers are in this format: 123-45-6789. I would like to change them all to 123456789. I've tried creating a Custom Format and formatting the cells, but nothing changed. Tried setting the format of a new column, then cutting and pasting or Paste Special into the new cells, but it keeps the old formatting. Is there an answer? Try this in a "helper" column: =TEXT(A1,"000000000") To retain your leading zeroes. -- HTH, RD ============================================== Please keep all corres...

Formatting numbers
Pub2002/XP - how to format numbers in a table - I want it to automatically space for thousands etc and align the numbers correctly ie. 1 650 243 500 etc You will have to do it manually, or copy and paste it from a spreadsheet. -- See if Courier font will do it. Most other fonts do proportional spacing i.e. the letter m is wider than an l. In Courier (maybe teletype, typewriter and a few other fonts) use the same width of space and thus will line up columns from row to row. -- Don Vancouver, USA, a great city in one of the 45+ countries in America! "simonh" <si...

Sheets lose formats
I have a file that I created by upgrading from Excel 2003. In 2007 the file saves fine. I had a user complain he didn't have Excel 2007 so I saved as a ..xls file and now everytime I reopen the file all my formating on every sheet is gone. If I reapply the formatting and then save as a .xlsm file, all the formatting stays in the file. Ideas? ...

Change HTML Format to Plain Text Format
We would like to change 500 Outlook XP and 2003 clients to use Plain Text for emails rather than Rich Text or HTML. Is there a registery key I can modify, save and email out to all clients to automatically change the settings If you have any suggestions please let me know Thank Kevin ...

Formatting / Formula
Hi, Not sure if I need conditional formatting or a formula for the following: If I put a date into a spreadsheet I'd like it to change colour after a set number of days to warn me that it's now time expired. ie 01 Dec should turn RED after 90 days to show that time's up! Any help will be gratefully received Telford Tom 1. Select the cell/Range (say A1:A10). Please note that the cell reference A1 mentioned in the formula is the active cell in the selection. Active cell will have a white background even after selection 2. From menu Format>Conditional ...

Conditional Format if cell value is odd
Hi all, Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks a bunch, Michele Please state your question in the body of the message, not in the subject. =ISODD(A1) Tyro "mjones" <michele@quality-computing.com> wrote in message news:c6bc0e02-00c7-4d33-b85b-0c8ce728d3b9@l16g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... > Hi all, > > Does anyone know how to do this? > > Thanks a bunch, > > Michele If the cell value you want to check is A1, then: formula is =3Dmod(A1,2) =3D 0 hope that helps Carlo On Feb 12, 10:05=A0am, mjones <mich...@quality-computing.com> wrote: >...

Exch 5.5 is stripping off html formatting
The only place I know of in exch admin I have html turned on.. But it is still stripping the html formatting off the email messages.. Does anyone have any type of solution or work around or something I'm not seeing.. thanks for your help. Scott And that one place would be...? "tazdog" <tazdog8@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:ebecdefc.0405110736.4e8f0bc0@posting.google.com... > The only place I know of in exch admin I have html turned on.. > But it is still stripping the html formatting off the email messages.. > > Does anyone have any type of solution or ...

Conditonal Format with a date format
I have a page with colum A1:A365 date formatted I would like all stat days to turn red Conditional format I am trying to use is, … =OR(A1:A365=”DECEMBER 25, 2004”, A1:A365=“JANUARY 1, 2005”) ect ect I If I type December 25 2004 in column any cell in column A without a date format, it works. As soon as use a date format in column A1:A365 the conditional format does not work. Can anyone help?? Thank you Kevin Kevin, This works for me. Select all the cells and then use this formula =OR(A1=--"2005-12-25",A1=--"2006-01-01") -- HTH RP (remove nothere from the ...

How do I format a cell to blink
I need to format a cell to blink as a reminder Hi there's (fortunately) no such format. This would require using VBA (using the OnTime method for example). If you really want such code search Google for 'Blinking cell' -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany "Ahmed Al-BAnna" <Ahmed Al-BAnna@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:0C383129-C08B-4235-A639-D162A9266002@microsoft.com... >I need to format a cell to blink as a reminder ...

Date Format in Footer
Is there away to change the format of the date in the footer of an excel document? Keith in Las Vegas Hi Keith, One solution is to code it: you can put the following code into the thisWorkbook object and everytime you print the format will be what ever you code here: Private Sub Workbook_BeforePrint(Cancel As Boolean) ActiveSheet.PageSetup.CenterFooter = Format(Date, "M-DD-YYYY") End Sub All you need to do is modify the "M-DD-YYYY" any way you want. These are just the date format codes you see when you choose Format, Cells, Number tab, Date, then Custom. For...