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displaying a formula's answer into a separate cell
Hello, I'm having a problem with combining strings, basically I will
have two cells with names that will be combined so I did the =a1 & " " & a2 assuming that a1 is first name and a2 is second name, then what I am trying to do is copy the full name over to a different spreadsheet but when I copy that cell over, it just copies the formula... :( So the only thing I can think of is making the formula output to a different cell that is formated to text, then I can copy that cell over to the other spreadsheet..... Of course I'm probably going about this all wrong and I'm sure that there is a more simple method... Any help would be greatly appreciated.. |
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In your source w/sheet, select column with combined names, then do
Copy=Paste Special= Values which will "convert" the formulae to text. You can then copy/paste to your second w/sheet. HTH " wrote: Hello, I'm having a problem with combining strings, basically I will have two cells with names that will be combined so I did the =a1 & " " & a2 assuming that a1 is first name and a2 is second name, then what I am trying to do is copy the full name over to a different spreadsheet but when I copy that cell over, it just copies the formula... :( So the only thing I can think of is making the formula output to a different cell that is formated to text, then I can copy that cell over to the other spreadsheet..... Of course I'm probably going about this all wrong and I'm sure that there is a more simple method... Any help would be greatly appreciated.. |
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Hi Ounelly,
you trying to run a formula in a pre format text cell, excel will understand it as a text. format the column as general retype the formula and copy it down. hth -- regards from Brazil Thanks in advance for your feedback. Marcelo " escreveu: Hello, I'm having a problem with combining strings, basically I will have two cells with names that will be combined so I did the =a1 & " " & a2 assuming that a1 is first name and a2 is second name, then what I am trying to do is copy the full name over to a different spreadsheet but when I copy that cell over, it just copies the formula... :( So the only thing I can think of is making the formula output to a different cell that is formated to text, then I can copy that cell over to the other spreadsheet..... Of course I'm probably going about this all wrong and I'm sure that there is a more simple method... Any help would be greatly appreciated.. |
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Copy then select a cell on other sheet and EditPaste SpecialValuesOKEsc
Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On 26 Sep 2006 13:24:38 -0700, wrote: Hello, I'm having a problem with combining strings, basically I will have two cells with names that will be combined so I did the =a1 & " " & a2 assuming that a1 is first name and a2 is second name, then what I am trying to do is copy the full name over to a different spreadsheet but when I copy that cell over, it just copies the formula... :( So the only thing I can think of is making the formula output to a different cell that is formated to text, then I can copy that cell over to the other spreadsheet..... Of course I'm probably going about this all wrong and I'm sure that there is a more simple method... Any help would be greatly appreciated.. |
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Wow, you guys are awesome! Thank you very much!
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sorry I lose something on the first post, copy and past special values on the
new spreadsheet hth -- regards from Brazil Thanks in advance for your feedback. Marcelo "Marcelo" escreveu: Hi Ounelly, you trying to run a formula in a pre format text cell, excel will understand it as a text. format the column as general retype the formula and copy it down. hth -- regards from Brazil Thanks in advance for your feedback. Marcelo " escreveu: Hello, I'm having a problem with combining strings, basically I will have two cells with names that will be combined so I did the =a1 & " " & a2 assuming that a1 is first name and a2 is second name, then what I am trying to do is copy the full name over to a different spreadsheet but when I copy that cell over, it just copies the formula... :( So the only thing I can think of is making the formula output to a different cell that is formated to text, then I can copy that cell over to the other spreadsheet..... Of course I'm probably going about this all wrong and I'm sure that there is a more simple method... Any help would be greatly appreciated.. |
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