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Conditional formatting for entire row based on data in one cell
I need all cells in a row to highlight a certain color if the data in one cell contains a specific word. What I specifically want is for an entire row to turn grey if the status cell contains the word "SHIPPED." I know how to make that specific cell highlight the color I want, but not the entire row of the sheet. Thank you for your help!SolvedAUSTXCHICKJul 30, 2019Copper Contributor3.4MViews7likes131CommentsMicrosoft Excel is waiting for another application to complete an OLE action
Hi there, Whenever I copy paste special in excel, my excel file freezes and after a waiting for a few seconds to few minutes, depending on the amount of data being copy pasted, I get this error 'Microsoft Excel is waiting for another application to complete an OLE action' I tried a few things like this but none help and the problem persists. 1st troubleshooting 1. Open the Excel sheet and go the File menu. In the File menu, click on Options. 2. An Excel Options dialog box will appear. Go to the Advanced tab and scroll down to the General area. Over there check Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE). 3. Restart Excel. 2nd troubleshooting Tried opening Excel in safe mode 3rd troubleshooting Removed all the Add ins 4th troubleshooting Reinstalled MS Office. Can someone help.nileshparekhMay 14, 2020Copper Contributor2.5MViews1like39CommentsHow do I make excel change the colour of a cell depending on a different cells date?
Hi, How do I make excel change the colour of a cell depending on a different cells date? Turn A2 red if - E2 cell is smaller than todays date Turn A2 yellow with red outline if - E2 cell is equal to todays date Turn A2 clear if - E2 cell is bigger than the current dateSolvedDaniel CookAug 24, 2017Copper Contributor2.2MViews0likes75CommentsCombine data from 2 columns into 1 column
I want to do this, but with 2 columns of data. We have a sheet with area codes in one field and phone numbers in another. I need the 2 pieces of data in one field for a list of 500 phone numbers. Do I have to do them one at a time???? Combine data with the Ampersand symbol (&) Select the cell where you want to put the combined data. Type = and select the first cell you want to combine. Type & and use quotation marks with a space enclosed. Select the next cell you want to combine and press enter. An example formula might be =A2&" "&B2.radfordsixSep 06, 2018Copper Contributor1.9MViews3likes13CommentsExcel cannot be open the file 'filename.xlsx' because the file format or file extension is not valid
Hi All, I have a excel.xlsx file saved in my system which has been corrupted .I atleast need to recover the data stores .It is a file of 124 KB and has around 35 worksheets in the workbook .I have tried all possible ways to recover and repair the file .i even tried to extract the data using 3rd party application like stellar,ease of use recover application of excel still i have no luck . The below error message im getting whenever i try to open the file.I even tried to open it through other applications like wordpress,google sheets and so on but nothing works . Thanks and regards , MuthuramanMuthu69Jul 04, 2020Copper Contributor1.8MViews0likes59CommentsFormula or function for IF statement based on cell color
I don't know how to code in VBA but am trying to automate an if/then calculation based on cell color. As shown in the picture, if the colors of the cells in column B are the same as those in Column G across the row, I want to subtract the values in columns F and K in the same row to return the absolute value of the subtraction in column L. If the colors of the cells are different, I want to add the values in columns F and K and return the value in column L. I will have multiple tables of varying numbers of rows where I need to perform this operation. Any help is greatly appreciated.SolvedLaurie McDowellJun 15, 2017Copper Contributor1.6MViews2likes33CommentsDate Formatting Won't Change
I have an excel column that includes dates currently formatted as MM/DD/YYYY. I want it formatted as YYYY/MM/DD. When I go to format cells and change the date format, nothing changes. If I try to change the cells to any other type of cell - general, text, number, time, whatever - nothing changes. Please help.SolvedSteve GouldMar 21, 2018Copper Contributor1.1MViews1like82CommentsCopy/paste no longer working in Excel
Sometime in the last few months the copy/paste function within Excel (Office 365 version) stopped working for me. I have updated Windows and all Office apps to the latest version but that hasn't fixed the problem. I've also run the Office 365 The symptom is very strange. When I hit Ctrl-C (or use the drop-down menus) on a cell in Excel the dashed lines that surround a cell selected for copying show up very briefly but immediately disappear. If I go to another cell and paste it just puts a open parenthesis "(" in the cell. Using Ctrl-X to cut exhibits similar behavior. If I repeatedly hit Ctrl-C it will occasionally work (the dashed lines remain and I can paste) but it typically takes 15-20 tries before it will work and if I try again it will fail. This only seems to affect me when I try to copy cells. If I select a cell and then edit the cell and manually select the content of the cell I can copy and paste with no issue. It also appears to only be an issue when a cell is not empty. If I select an empty cell I can copy/paste just fine. If I select a cell that has been highlighted but has no content that also works properly. It's only when there's text or a formula in the cell that this is an issue. This only affects Excel, I haven't observed the issue in any other app. Any ideas?SolvedJon FiroozOct 03, 2017Copper Contributor895KViews0likes102Commentsconditional formatting based on content of another cell
Hi all. I cannot figure out how to colour one cell based on the content of another. I have successfully formatted one cell to be red if its empty and orange if it is non empty. However, I don't know how to then change it green if the cell next to it is non-empty. Specifically, column A has an action due date (red if not date entered, orange if a date is entered). Column B is the actual completion date. So if Column B has a date in it, I wish Column A to turn green. Any ideas? Thank you!SolvedalvarezbApr 13, 2021Copper Contributor816KViews0likes97Comments
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