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Random selection of text cells
Hey,
I have a list in colum A of 300, three letter codes eg BHP. I want to generate a list of 50 random codes generated from the original 300. If someone coudl show me a step by step process of which formulas to put where it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks |
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Random selection of text cells
The easiest way to do this:
Assume your codes are in the range A1:A300. Enter this formula in B1 and copy down to B300: =RAND() Now, select the range A1:B300 and do a sort on column B (either ascending or descending, it doesn't matter) Use A1:A50 as your 50 random selections. If you want another 50, just repeat the sort. Biff "CJ" wrote in message ... Hey, I have a list in colum A of 300, three letter codes eg BHP. I want to generate a list of 50 random codes generated from the original 300. If someone coudl show me a step by step process of which formulas to put where it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks |
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Random selection of text cells
Cheers Biff. That's so easy thanks!!!
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You're welcome!
Biff "CJ" wrote in message ... Cheers Biff. That's so easy thanks!!! |
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