show a due date using data from multiple columns
I have a spreadsheet in excel, such as the Table 1 below. For the 5 Due Date columns, I have conditional formatting set up to format the cells. See Image 1 for a list of rules applied to all Due Date columns. I'd like for another table to populate, showing only columns, Laboratory ID, Description, and any column that is highlighted per the conditional formatting rules. For example, I'd like the return table to look something like Table 2. Table 1. populated in cells G9:N12 ID Description Due Date 1 Due Date 2 Due Date 3 Due Date 4 Due Date 5 Out of Service? 1234 Instrument 1 11/17/2025 N/A 1/31/2027 3/11/2026 11/17/2027 FALSE 1235 Instrument 2 1/14/2026 2/17/2026 3/31/2027 1/23/2026 12/29/2027 TRUE Table 2. Conditional formatting rules applied to cells I9:M12 This Week = White font color, Red fill This Month = Red font color, Light Red fill Next Month = Dark Yellow font color, yellow fill Table 2. If today is 11/10/2025, the table will display columns ID, Description, and only column show for due dates within This Week: ID Description Due Date 1 1234 Instrument 1 11/17/2025
Multiple greyed out buttons
I have a spreadsheet that is stored on a Teams page that multiple people can access. I used to have full functionality but now a lot of the buttons are greyed out. On the Review tab, it won't let me select Unprotect Sheet as shown in the attachment. All of the toolbars, Home, Insert, Page Layout, etc. have greyed out buttons. All of the sheets are ungrouped so that doesn't seem to be the issue. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get the functionality back?Please update Excel to handle more than 15 digit numbers!
I'm a professional database designer, and this limitation has caused me no end of headaches. The problem: numbers that are more than 15 digits long have all digits after the 15th converted into zeros. Microsoft provided workaround: format the the field as text. This workaround is only useful if you are doing data entry directly into an existing Excel spreadsheet that you are able to format the cells ahead of time. It's incredibly unhelpful when you are pushing and pulling data from different data sources. For example, if I need to push data out of a program like FileMaker to Excel, and the system I am pushing from has numeric fields (in particular ID fields), excel sees them as numbers and replaces the digits after the 15th. This jacks up formulas as well as any data synching possibilities. In situations like that, I end up having to export the data as .csv file, and then pull it in to an excel sheet and then do a bunch of conversion options on import (which does not always work, btw). But this is not a practical solution for every day users who are not tech savvy. I should be able to export the data directly to excel without the data being converted. This has been a big problem for every client I have that requires data being pushed to Excel. And this problem has existed for decades. Other spreadsheet programs (like google sheets) do not appear to have this issue. Can someone please explain why Excel continues to cling to this archaic standard? Are there any plans to update Excel to handle more than 15 digits? I know I am not the only one who has run into this problem. I've seen all kinds of posts about it. But trying to let Microsoft know how much of a problem this is has been a challenge. Their article on the subject had a link to give product feedback, and that link led me to this space. So here it is: product feedback for Excel. PLEASE FIX THIS! Thank you. Chris
Finding time duration between a start date & time with end date & time
Hi all! I'm looking for any formula or power query to calculate a total time duration within a day, given the start date, start time, end date, end time. Most of the dates will equal the same but there are some with the end date being the next day. I'd like to be able to exclude any overlaps as well. Currently, I have a large embedded IF formula: =IF(AND($G4=$O4,$H4<$H5,$P4>=$H5,$P4<$P5,$H4<$H3),$P4-$H4,IF(AND($G4=$O4,$G4>$G3,$H4<$H3,$P4<$P3,$H4<$P3,$P4<$P5),$P4-$H4,IF(AND($G4=$O4,$H4>$H3,$H4>=$P3,$P4>$P3),$P4-$H4,IF(AND($G4=$O4,$H4=$P4),0,IF(AND($G4=$O4,$H4<$P3,$P4<=$P3),0,IF(AND($G4<$O4,$H4<$P3,$P4>$H4),($P4+1)-$P3,IF(AND($G4=$O4,$O4<$G5,$O4<$O5,$H4<$P3,$P4>$P3),$P4-$P3,IF(AND($G4=$O4,$G4>$G3,$H4>$H3,$P4>$P3,$H4>$P3),$P4-$H4,IF(AND($G4=$O4,$G4<$O5,$P4>$P3,$P4>$H5,$H4>$H3,$H4<$H5),0,IF(AND($G4=$O4,$O4=$G5,$H4<$P3,$P4>$H5,$P4>$P3,$P4>$P5,$P2>$P3),$P4-$P2,IF(AND($G4=$O4,$H4<$P3,$P4>$P3,$P4>$P5),$P4-$P3,IF(AND($G4=$O4,$H4<$P3,$P4>$P3,$H4<$H5,$P4<$P5),$P4-$P3,IF(AND($G4=$O4,$H4<$H5,$H4<$P3,$P4>$P3,$P4>$P5),$P4-$P3,IF(AND($G4=$O4,$O4=$G5,$H4<$P3,$P4>$H5,$P4>$P3),$P4-$P2,IF(AND(ISBLANK($O4),ISBLANK($P4)),0,IF(AND($G4<$O4,$H4<$P3,$P4<$H4),($P4+1)-$P3)))))))))))))))) This seems to work for the most part but there are a few that I just can't get. I also pulled up my query and started to enter in the time durations manually and it couldnt come up with anything automatic for me. There must be an easier way for me to do this other than trying to create an IF formula for each answer that turns up incorrect. I have a screen shot below.
Conditional data validation drop downs
I have a table with everyone's availability. Column A is names, Column B is Monday morning, Column C is Monday afternoon and so on. In another cell, I want a drop down list of names if they're available at that time. If( [Monday Morning] = "Available") put it in the drop down list and then do that for the whole week. When I try to do formulas in the data validation page it doesn't work.
Issues With PowerQuery Using 2 Tables with different Data Sets
Im having issues using power query when I try to use 2 tables to make a pivot table. I am using a sheet that pulls information from a system I use for maintenance. The first screenshot is a subset that breaks down sub items for a main "work order". The next 2 screenshots are from a separate table that show the main "work order" and has an "Equipment Pool" that shows who owns the vehicle in question. When trying to create a pivot table, a lot of information shows as blank. (see bottom screenshot) I am wondering what I am doing wrong for it not to be able to pull the "Equipment Pool" when it aligns to the "Asset ID". Any help is appreciated. (For security reasons I have not put all information from the tables, only the relevant ones)Data Pulling
I'm trying to figure out the best way to pull data together from multiple tabs within an excel file. The file is made so that it can track issues within reports that are discovered. I'll try to break it down the best I can to explain what I have and what I'm trying to do. Within the file there are 5 tabs that are considered locations and they are named: LX, LV, CR, HR, FL Each tab is set up the same way with the only real important information in these columns of a table Column A - PCR Date Column C - PCR Owner Column G, I, K, M - Modification Category (1-4) these fields are actually drop down options from the Category Master List Within the file there is a 6th tab that has at able in it that is called Category Master List. Column A - Options for the dropdown in the above tab Modification Category columns Column B - Breakdown into one of three main categories (Billing, Compliance, Quality) Now this is what I'm trying to do: Fiscal Year Data (September 2025-August 2026) - I need to see how many times each of the dropdown options within the Master List show up in column G, I, K, M for each of the 5 location tabs. Monthly Data - I need to see how many times each of the dropdown options within the Master List show up in column G, I, K, M for each of the 5 location tabs along with how many times there is an entry with a date within that month. I would like to try and figure out how to put everything into one data table/chart type thing so it's easier to see and compare. Currently, everything needed is across a few different pivot tables and I would really like the data to pull itself automatically instead of me having to go in and copy all the data from one spot into another just to get the pivot results. Below is what I'm having to look at currently.
How to write a script or any PQ or in Excel to download the zip files from a Webpage
Dear Experts, Greetings! https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/138300_138399/138306/ Could you please help me on how to download the pdf.zip files from above for all the versions? Using a single command in Excel or PQ-option. Thanks in Advance, Br, Anupam
