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
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Try =TRIM(UPPER(A1)) -- Regards Roger Govier "An" <abc@sohu.com> wrote in message news:u%23Kg%23X6hFHA.576@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > 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 > > > > >
roger5293You can't do this with formatting alone.
You'll need a macro.
If you want a macro, right click on the worksheet tab that should have this
behavior. Select view code and paste this into the code window:
Option Explicit
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Cells.Count > 1 Then Exit Sub
If Intersect(Target, Me.Range("a:a")) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
On Error GoTo errHandler:
If IsEmpty(Target) Then
'do nothing
Else
Application.EnableEvents = False
Target.Value = "T"
End If
errHandler:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub
================
Actually, you can change the display to just show T--but it won't change the
value.
You could give the cell a custom format of:
T;T;T;T
But if you want to check that cell, you can't use:
=if(a1="T","ok","not ok")
But you could check to see if the cell was empty:
=if(a1<>"","ok","not ok")
An wrote:
>
> 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
--
Dave Peterson
petersodHi An, Except for some odd cases ( http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/odd/odd06.htm ), the formulae in Excel can not insert, delete objects or change their properties. They can only return values. So you can't change the original cell value but you can of course get theammended value in a different cell. Just explore the Help for the following functions: TRIM() - removes extra spaces CLEAN() - removes non-printable characters UPPER() - coverts to upper case LOWER() - coverts to lower case PROPER() - capitalizes the first letter TEXT() - returns text in many different formats and many other text functions Regards, KL "An" <abc@sohu.com> wrote in message news:u%23Kg%23X6hFHA.576@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > 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 > > > > >
NOSPAMlapink2000Thank you! Mr. Peterson. To use Macro is hard for an average person.I think this function is an useful one. Why Microsoft didn't integrate it into Excel to cell's formatting,let user use some functions ,say,Upper(),Lower(),Trim() to format the value? -------------------------------------------------------------------- An
Formats change the look of a cell--not the value. all those =upper(), =lower(), =trim() actually can change the value. You could use those functions in an adjacent helper cell, though. Use one column for input and the adjacent column for what you think the input should have been. An wrote: > > Thank you! Mr. Peterson. > To use Macro is hard for an average person.I think this function is an > useful one. > Why Microsoft didn't integrate it into Excel to cell's formatting,let user > use some > functions ,say,Upper(),Lower(),Trim() to format the value? > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > An -- Dave Peterson
Thank you for telling me the basic rule.but I don't think it break the rule if this occurs during a user enters the value.
Yes,use an adjacent cell,but not a good alternative,I think.
Well, it actually does if you want the value changed. As Dave has already explained in his recent message to you, a format is not changing the value, but the look and thus doesn't break the basic rule. Regards, KL "An" <abc@sohu.com> wrote in message news:uI3RPk7hFHA.2360@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Thank you for telling me the basic rule.but I don't think it > break the rule if this occurs during a user enters the value. > >
I learned that there are two states while the value is being entered,before and after the entered value is accepted by a cell. I think the basic rule is for the accepted value.So changing the value before it was accepted doesn't break the rule. Regards, An
An, What you are saying is true for anything, but functions. For a function a non-accepted value is non-existant, it will see only the accepted value. BTW as far as I know, VBA has no built-in way of reading non-confirmed value from a cell either. In a sense, there is something in Excel that could be seen as a prototype of what you are after and it is the AutoCorrect (menu Tools>AutoCorrect). See if you can get it to do whatr you want. Regards, KL "An" <abc@sohu.com> wrote in message news:O2$r7A8hFHA.3012@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >I learned that there are two states while the value is being entered,before > and after the entered value is accepted by a > cell. > I think the basic rule is for the accepted value.So changing the > value before it was accepted doesn't break the rule. > > Regards, > An > >
AutoCorrect is for all the cells,not for a certain part of the cells. And,in some cases,AutoCorrect is not convenient. Thanks!I asked the question because I used to learn a software logically,Excel should have the function. Regards, An
I agree, the inability to "force" a case setting in Excel data entry i a problem. :mad: In Canada, postal codes are in the format A1B 2C3 while uppercase letters are not strictly required, it looks odd if the are not used. Things would be so much simpler if I could use a tex format on a cell to "force" the characters to be uppercase, instead o having to use a macro (which the user may choose to disable) or function (which is a "kludge" solution). Microsoft, are yo listening? One "workaround" that I have used is to change the cell font t something that displays all caps regardless of the key entered. Ban Gothic, Bremen, Charlesworth and several others on my computer hav this capacity. With this option, even if you type "a1b 2c3" it wil display as A1B 2C3. Whether or not this works for you will depend o what you plan to do with the text afterward - simple printing will b fine, but any data manipulation may force you to use the UPPER functio to get the results you need -- SuperDav ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SuperDave's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=2593 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=38675
SuperDave.1t9cyb_1123189506.084There's a very good chance that MS is not listening. You may want to send your request to: mswish@microsoft.com SuperDave wrote: > > I agree, the inability to "force" a case setting in Excel data entry is > a problem. :mad: In Canada, postal codes are in the format A1B 2C3; > while uppercase letters are not strictly required, it looks odd if they > are not used. Things would be so much simpler if I could use a text > format on a cell to "force" the characters to be uppercase, instead of > having to use a macro (which the user may choose to disable) or a > function (which is a "kludge" solution). Microsoft, are you > listening? > > One "workaround" that I have used is to change the cell font to > something that displays all caps regardless of the key entered. Bank > Gothic, Bremen, Charlesworth and several others on my computer have > this capacity. With this option, even if you type "a1b 2c3" it will > display as A1B 2C3. Whether or not this works for you will depend on > what you plan to do with the text afterward - simple printing will be > fine, but any data manipulation may force you to use the UPPER function > to get the results you need. > > -- > SuperDave > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > SuperDave's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=25935 > View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=386752 -- Dave Peterson
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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...
When copying from "date" cell to "general" cell, how to keep date.
An Excel question for you: when I try to copy data from a "date" formatted cell over to a concatenate formula in a "general" formatted field, it transfers the data over as the boolean value. This is causing endless headaches because I am trying to upload the information into our financial software. Do you know a solution for this? I think you mean the date comes over as the serial value. If not, this may not be right. In the concatenate function, embed the Text function. ex: A1 has 5/16/2004, B1 has "TEST" in it. C1 formula would be =concatenate (TEX...
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><...
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...
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...
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...
Stop macro if cell selected
Hi, First time & new to excel macros. I have a macro which copies data & inserts it into a viewable summary sheet which can be printed. The range is 6 cells & if cell k7 is selected I want to stop the macro. I have attempted to use IF command with Then End but it ignores it. Here is my macro: ' refence point to start pasting sequence Sheets("Alfa data").Select Range("C225").Select Application.CutCopyMode = False Selection.Copy Sheets("Sheet4").Select Range("c7").Select Selection.End(xlToRight).Select Acti...
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? ...
Finding the Cell Reference for the minimum value of a data list.
I am trying to figure out how to automatically refernce a location of a cell (ex. C5)which has been calculated to be the minimum value of a set of data. If I can reference the row of this cell absolutely, then I want to use that value as the beginning data reference point for both the X and Y data values of an XY scatter plot. You can reference it using the MATCH function with INDEX or OFFSET: I.e., the starting cell might be referenced as: INDEX(C:C, MATCH(MIN(C:C),C:C, 0)) while the range to plot could be referenced as: OFFSET(C1,MATCH(MIN(C:C),C:C, 0)-1,0,numrows,numcol...
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 ...