excel-i want it to go to a certain cell when i 1st open the sheet
when i open a spreadsheet that i created, how do i get the cursor to go to the cell i want it to.. in this spreadsheet i will have to enter information in different columns and i want it to automatically go to the first cell under the first column. how can i do this?
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Hi Lindsey, I can think of two options off the top of my head: 1) Go to the cell, save and close. The next time you open the workbook, the active cell will be the same cell. 2) Use Excel Events. This requires programming Excel using VBA and when done properly can be extremely useful !!! The desired cell will always be the active cell regardless of what cell you are in when you hit save. There are many excellent tutorials on the web (do a google search "excel vba event autoopen"). Here is one link from www.ozgrid.com http://www.ozgrid.com/News/ExcelCustomNumberFormatsAutoRunMacros.htm Excel is an incredible program and it's so much fun learning !!!! Good luck, -- Kevin Lehrbass kevin@spreadsheetsolutions4u.com www.spreadsheetsolutions4u.com "lindsey" wrote: > when i open a spreadsheet that i created, how do i get the cursor to go to > the cell i want it to.. in this spreadsheet i will have to enter information > in different columns and i want it to automatically go to the first cell > under the first column. how can i do this?
KevinLehrbassLindsey
Right-click on the Excel Icon left of the File command on menu(assuming your
window is maximized) and "View Code"
If window not maximized r-click on the logo in title bar.
Copy/paste this into that module.
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Sheets("Sheet1").Select
Range("A1").Select
End Sub
Edit to your sheet name and range.
Save and close workbook. Re-open.
Gord Dibben Excel MVP
On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:42:20 -0800, "lindsey"
<lindsey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>when i open a spreadsheet that i created, how do i get the cursor to go to
>the cell i want it to.. in this spreadsheet i will have to enter information
>in different columns and i want it to automatically go to the first cell
>under the first column. how can i do this?
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Gord
12/13/2005 10:18:43 PM
thank you so much. i have another question. on a drop down box, is there
anyway for the arrow to be "inside" the cell with the drop down list and also
for the arrow to be seen? some guy before me created this worksheet and it
has drop down boxes where you can see the arrow and it's inside the cell.
when i create my drop down box, the arrow only shows up when you get to that
cell and it is outside of the cell. i hope this made since
"Gord Dibben" wrote:
> Lindsey
>
> Right-click on the Excel Icon left of the File command on menu(assuming your
> window is maximized) and "View Code"
>
> If window not maximized r-click on the logo in title bar.
>
> Copy/paste this into that module.
>
> Private Sub Workbook_Open()
> Sheets("Sheet1").Select
> Range("A1").Select
> End Sub
>
> Edit to your sheet name and range.
>
> Save and close workbook. Re-open.
>
>
> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
>
> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:42:20 -0800, "lindsey"
> <lindsey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >when i open a spreadsheet that i created, how do i get the cursor to go to
> >the cell i want it to.. in this spreadsheet i will have to enter information
> >in different columns and i want it to automatically go to the first cell
> >under the first column. how can i do this?
>
Lindsey
"Arrow inside and remains in view".
Sounds like a ComboBox from the Control Toolbox Toolbar.
Not a Data Validation dropdown.
Gord Dibben Excel MVP
On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:24:01 -0800, "lindsey"
<lindsey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>thank you so much. i have another question. on a drop down box, is there
>anyway for the arrow to be "inside" the cell with the drop down list and also
>for the arrow to be seen? some guy before me created this worksheet and it
>has drop down boxes where you can see the arrow and it's inside the cell.
>when i create my drop down box, the arrow only shows up when you get to that
>cell and it is outside of the cell. i hope this made since
>
>"Gord Dibben" wrote:
>
>> Lindsey
>>
>> Right-click on the Excel Icon left of the File command on menu(assuming your
>> window is maximized) and "View Code"
>>
>> If window not maximized r-click on the logo in title bar.
>>
>> Copy/paste this into that module.
>>
>> Private Sub Workbook_Open()
>> Sheets("Sheet1").Select
>> Range("A1").Select
>> End Sub
>>
>> Edit to your sheet name and range.
>>
>> Save and close workbook. Re-open.
>>
>>
>> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
>>
>> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:42:20 -0800, "lindsey"
>> <lindsey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >when i open a spreadsheet that i created, how do i get the cursor to go to
>> >the cell i want it to.. in this spreadsheet i will have to enter information
>> >in different columns and i want it to automatically go to the first cell
>> >under the first column. how can i do this?
>>
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Gord
12/16/2005 11:02:28 PM
how do you create a combobox with a list of things
"Gord Dibben" wrote:
> Lindsey
>
> "Arrow inside and remains in view".
>
> Sounds like a ComboBox from the Control Toolbox Toolbar.
>
> Not a Data Validation dropdown.
>
>
> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
>
> On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:24:01 -0800, "lindsey"
> <lindsey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >thank you so much. i have another question. on a drop down box, is there
> >anyway for the arrow to be "inside" the cell with the drop down list and also
> >for the arrow to be seen? some guy before me created this worksheet and it
> >has drop down boxes where you can see the arrow and it's inside the cell.
> >when i create my drop down box, the arrow only shows up when you get to that
> >cell and it is outside of the cell. i hope this made since
> >
> >"Gord Dibben" wrote:
> >
> >> Lindsey
> >>
> >> Right-click on the Excel Icon left of the File command on menu(assuming your
> >> window is maximized) and "View Code"
> >>
> >> If window not maximized r-click on the logo in title bar.
> >>
> >> Copy/paste this into that module.
> >>
> >> Private Sub Workbook_Open()
> >> Sheets("Sheet1").Select
> >> Range("A1").Select
> >> End Sub
> >>
> >> Edit to your sheet name and range.
> >>
> >> Save and close workbook. Re-open.
> >>
> >>
> >> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
> >>
> >> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:42:20 -0800, "lindsey"
> >> <lindsey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >when i open a spreadsheet that i created, how do i get the cursor to go to
> >> >the cell i want it to.. in this spreadsheet i will have to enter information
> >> >in different columns and i want it to automatically go to the first cell
> >> >under the first column. how can i do this?
> >>
>
Lindsey
View>Toolbars>Control Toolbox.
Click on the "design mode" button.
Click on the "combobox" button.
Draw a combox box on the sheet.
Right-click on the combobox and "Properties"
Edit the ListFillRange to the range of items you have listed on a sheet, say
A1:A23
Pick a "linked cell" to link your selection to.
Set the ListRows to the number items you want to see when you click on the
arrow.
Hit the "x" to close.
Click on the "exit design mode button" and you're good to go.
These are the very basics. Adjust and add more functions as you wish.
Gord
On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:26:02 -0800, "lindsey"
<lindsey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>how do you create a combobox with a list of things
>
>"Gord Dibben" wrote:
>
>> Lindsey
>>
>> "Arrow inside and remains in view".
>>
>> Sounds like a ComboBox from the Control Toolbox Toolbar.
>>
>> Not a Data Validation dropdown.
>>
>>
>> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
>>
>> On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:24:01 -0800, "lindsey"
>> <lindsey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >thank you so much. i have another question. on a drop down box, is there
>> >anyway for the arrow to be "inside" the cell with the drop down list and also
>> >for the arrow to be seen? some guy before me created this worksheet and it
>> >has drop down boxes where you can see the arrow and it's inside the cell.
>> >when i create my drop down box, the arrow only shows up when you get to that
>> >cell and it is outside of the cell. i hope this made since
>> >
>> >"Gord Dibben" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Lindsey
>> >>
>> >> Right-click on the Excel Icon left of the File command on menu(assuming your
>> >> window is maximized) and "View Code"
>> >>
>> >> If window not maximized r-click on the logo in title bar.
>> >>
>> >> Copy/paste this into that module.
>> >>
>> >> Private Sub Workbook_Open()
>> >> Sheets("Sheet1").Select
>> >> Range("A1").Select
>> >> End Sub
>> >>
>> >> Edit to your sheet name and range.
>> >>
>> >> Save and close workbook. Re-open.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:42:20 -0800, "lindsey"
>> >> <lindsey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >when i open a spreadsheet that i created, how do i get the cursor to go to
>> >> >the cell i want it to.. in this spreadsheet i will have to enter information
>> >> >in different columns and i want it to automatically go to the first cell
>> >> >under the first column. how can i do this?
>> >>
>>
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Gord
12/20/2005 6:32:05 PM
For more on ComboBox and Data Validation see Debra Dalgleish's site.
http://www.contextures.on.ca/xlDataVal11.html
Gord
On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:32:05 -0800, Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote:
>Lindsey
>
>View>Toolbars>Control Toolbox.
>
>Click on the "design mode" button.
>
>Click on the "combobox" button.
>
>Draw a combox box on the sheet.
>
>Right-click on the combobox and "Properties"
>
>Edit the ListFillRange to the range of items you have listed on a sheet, say
>A1:A23
>
>Pick a "linked cell" to link your selection to.
>
>Set the ListRows to the number items you want to see when you click on the
>arrow.
>
>Hit the "x" to close.
>
>Click on the "exit design mode button" and you're good to go.
>
>These are the very basics. Adjust and add more functions as you wish.
>
>
>Gord
>
>On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:26:02 -0800, "lindsey"
><lindsey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>how do you create a combobox with a list of things
>>
>>"Gord Dibben" wrote:
>>
>>> Lindsey
>>>
>>> "Arrow inside and remains in view".
>>>
>>> Sounds like a ComboBox from the Control Toolbox Toolbar.
>>>
>>> Not a Data Validation dropdown.
>>>
>>>
>>> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
>>>
>>> On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:24:01 -0800, "lindsey"
>>> <lindsey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >thank you so much. i have another question. on a drop down box, is there
>>> >anyway for the arrow to be "inside" the cell with the drop down list and also
>>> >for the arrow to be seen? some guy before me created this worksheet and it
>>> >has drop down boxes where you can see the arrow and it's inside the cell.
>>> >when i create my drop down box, the arrow only shows up when you get to that
>>> >cell and it is outside of the cell. i hope this made since
>>> >
>>> >"Gord Dibben" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Lindsey
>>> >>
>>> >> Right-click on the Excel Icon left of the File command on menu(assuming your
>>> >> window is maximized) and "View Code"
>>> >>
>>> >> If window not maximized r-click on the logo in title bar.
>>> >>
>>> >> Copy/paste this into that module.
>>> >>
>>> >> Private Sub Workbook_Open()
>>> >> Sheets("Sheet1").Select
>>> >> Range("A1").Select
>>> >> End Sub
>>> >>
>>> >> Edit to your sheet name and range.
>>> >>
>>> >> Save and close workbook. Re-open.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
>>> >>
>>> >> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:42:20 -0800, "lindsey"
>>> >> <lindsey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> >when i open a spreadsheet that i created, how do i get the cursor to go to
>>> >> >the cell i want it to.. in this spreadsheet i will have to enter information
>>> >> >in different columns and i want it to automatically go to the first cell
>>> >> >under the first column. how can i do this?
>>> >>
>>>
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Gord
12/20/2005 6:40:26 PM
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Hi All, We know,Excel has prompt password to open it files. Is it possible to create a code that can supplies the excel prompt password?.So that when we open the excel file through our access control in a form, the excel files can be opened automatically.But when the excel files opened from its default icon,it will prompt a password first. ...
move cell contents
Is there a way to move a cell contents to another cell with a formula. ex: if a5="Name" then move g5 to j5? Also, I am using =INDEX(Sheet1!B3:B12,INT((RAND()*10)+1),1) to pick random names from a list. I have the formula in different place pick random names from different list. This does work, but I have different list with some of the same names and with the random pick I do not want the same name to appear. -- Thanks for any and all help. Davidl Hi David a formula can only affect the cell it is in, it can't move or change another cell for this you need some code ...
Excel not Access
I have designed an Access database that holds records relating to my stores audit results going back for about 5 years plus a load more information relating to these stores. This was used to produe a pack once a month, however a change in senior management means that I have got to shelve this and prodce a similar pack in Excel. The idea would be that the user could select a month or a 12 mnth date range that would produce data that could then be used to populate a number of excel templates that have been designed. Having not used excel for years I would be grateful for any suggestion...
How to keep format when importing Excel into SQL.
Can anybody help me please? When I import Excel file into SQL, a field that formated as 0000000000 (custom), loosing leading zeros. I tried to change data type in SQL after importing. No luck. I appretiate any help. See if using IMEX=1 helps: http://pratchev.blogspot.com/2007/10/importing-excel-data-into-sql-server.html -- Plamen Ratchev http://www.SQLStudio.com Plamen, I tried this, but got an error: "The OLE DB provider "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0" has not been registered." Thank you very much for looking into this. "Plamen Ratchev" wr...
Auto-format in Microsoft Excel.
Each time i try to enter a number range, for example, 8- 10, in Excel, it constantly re-formats it to a date. If I change the formatting to "General" it turns it into a random number, usually 38209. I would like to turn off ALL auto-formatting, but that's probably asking too much. How do I disable this frustrating feature? thanks. Hi Paul When you enter "8-10" in a cell, that's not strictly a number but Excel thinks you mean a date so converts it as such. A date is a number and in your example the number 38209 represents August 10 2004 which is not a ra...
Opening Excel Workbooks
I'm running into an issue where if I click on an Excel file through My Documents, it doesn't automatically bring it up. I get the toolbar but the actual spreadsheet doesn't appear on the screen. I have to click on the taskbar to get it to pop up. If I already have Excel active and I open a file through Excel, this doesn't happen. Any ideas? Here is a similar thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=237195 Rolli -- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com Hi, Take a look at Tools-Options-General tab- uncheck ignore other application...
Outlook "Ruler" won't go away
I don't know how I turned this on so I don't know how to turn it off. It splits my emails so that I can only type so far over before it kicks me back to the left margin and makes me start a new line. Can anyone help me? ...
How to change font size on formula bar in Excell 2007
I don't find Tools>Options>General (as suggested in other post answers) in Excel 2007. On the Office button there is an Excel Options but it doesn't provide a method of changing font size on the office but. My font is so small I can barely see it. Office button>ExcelOptions>Popular tab>in the "When creating new workbooks" section, choose font and font size -- Kind regards, Niek Otten Microsoft MVP - Excel "jimwillie" <jimwillie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:588AAC05-0F52-404E-AA01-128E70E02D0B@microso...
Invalid XML error when I open customization setting
I have a problem when I try to open customization setting after I import an entity. The system errored "Invalid XML" "The XML passed to the platform is not well-formed XML". Please recommend how to resolve this problem. Thanks. ...
help with simple maths in excel
I want to do a simple arithmatic excercise in excel for my grand daughter. It is stuff like 2+2 =4 Smart me has hit a problem at the first hurdle... I need to put 2 in one cell the + in another cell and then 2 in another = in another and then she puts the answer in the next one. So the above would have 4 cells completed and she would put the answer in the 5th one. When I use the + or = sign in a cell of its own it (excel) thinks I am doing an equation, is there a way around this? I will work on the answer like if she gets it correct or wrong how I will do that...a sound or som...
Unexpected error message on closing an Excel file
Suddenly I am getting the following message when I try to close a workbook: "Your formula contains an invalid external reference to a worksheet. Verify that the path, workbook, and range name or cell reference are correct, and try again" The mysterious thing is that it does not happen consistently and that, after I click OK after the above message, I can still save the file. What might be the cause of this error message and can the "invalid reference" be tracked down using one of the utility add-ins such as J. Walkenbach's PUP? If it only happens when you close ...
what's the formula for adding symbols in cells?
I have a chart that has blank info in the legend. I want to add an * to indicate something, but just inserting a symbol doesn't work. Any ideas? Thanks. Debi - To add information to the legend, you need to add to a series name. Right click on the chart, select Source Data from the pop up menu, click on the series tab, select a series, and either type something in the name box, or click in it and select a cell with the mouse. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services http://PeltierTech.com/Excel/Charts/ _______ Debi wrote: > I have a chart tha...
Planned Open Market Days
A spreadsheet named "NYSE Holidays" contains NYSE Planned Holidays for 2005 and 2006; containing data in columns A and B: New Year's Day 01/01/05 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 01/17/05 Washington's Birthday 02/21/05 Good Friday 03/25/05 Memorial Day 05/30/05 Independence Day 07/04/05 Labor Day 09/05/05 Thanksgiving Day 11/24/05 Christmas 12/26/05 New Year's Day 01/02/06 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 01/16/06 Washington's Birthday 02/20/06 Good Friday 04/14/06 Memorial Day 05/29/06 Independence Day 07/04/06 Labor Day 09/04/06 Thanksgiving Day 11/23/06 Christmas 12/25/06 ...
No Warning When Transaction Edits Are Going To Be Lost
I don't know how many times I have finished editing a transaction, and then inadvertently clicked somewhere else, like up into the register to see a prior example, and lost all my edits. The real problem is that there is no notification from Money that I am about to lose all my edits, it just trashes them. Sure would be nice if Money asked me if I want to save the edits before discarding them, yes?? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" b...
How do I use traffic lights in excel
I am wanting to use traffic lights in excel that change colour based on the result of a variance cell, ie if the result of the cell is 10 make the traffic light green, if it is 20 make the traffic light amber, if the result is 30 make the traffic light red. How do I do this? Shorty Format>Conditional Formatting>Cell Value is: Note: you can add up to 3 conditions(4 if you count default) Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:35:03 -0800, Shorty <Shorty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >I am wanting to use traffic lights in excel that change colour based on the &g...
How To Copy MS Word mailing labels into Excel
I have a word doc that I want to put into Excel. I want to add some more fields to the names and addresses. Is this simple or do I have to learn how to program? Michael Rodriguez City of Grand Prairie Michael, have you tried to copy and paste the data into excel? -- Paul B Always backup your data before trying something new Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it Feedback on answers is always appreciated! Using Excel 2000 & 97 ** remove news from my email address to reply by email ** "Michael Rodriguez" <mrodrigu@gptx.org> wrote in messa...
Can you only merge up to a certain number of cells
I am working on microsoft excel 2003, I have a sheet that I merged cells starting with line 8 through 43...when I type my information in the merged area I can see all that I am typing...say it goes up to line 30 once I hit the enter key I can only see up to line 20. Even when I print it out it only prints up to line 20...I have checked to make sure there are not locked cells etc. I cannot figure out at all why this is happening...is there only up to a certain number of cells you can merge? From "Excel Specifications and Limits" Length of cell contents (text) ...
opening .bak file
Hi, I hope someone can help! I recently was performing a compacting operation on my outlook express folders. My computer shutdown due to a power failure and I lost some emails from a few of my folders. I was however able to get the .bak files (of the .dbx files that were lost) out of the recycle bin. If I could open one of these .bak files or convert it back to the .dbx file from which it was created I would retrieve these emails. Can anyone instruct me as to open this .bak file? Thanks for any help! Arnie K. How did you get the bak files out of the Recycle Bin? All e...
Excel Problem
I have a 23.8 meg excel 2000 spreadsheet set for manual calculation saved to my local hard drive. Every time I try to open it, it takes forver and sometimes never opens but I do not get any error messages, let me just tell you that I am running a P4, 1 GB memory, Office 2K with SP3, and nothing else running when I try to open it. As I said it is set for manual calculation, and it is cleared to not auto calculate when opening or closing. Any idea's as to why this is happening? -- Todd I don't know why you're having this problem but I would like to point something out for w...
[b]Can I download Excel data to a MS Access database?[/b]
I've built an Excel 2002 form that I want our internal customers to access from our intranet, and use. Once completed, they will send it to us as an e-mail attachment. I'd like to be able to open it, and somehow download the data from the form into an MS Access 2002 database I've built (so that we don't have to rekey it into the database). Is this possible or even feasible? Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks. :D --------- Message sent via www.excelforums.com Hi in Access check 'File - Import External data' -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany "...