Sorting Check Boxes
Dave,
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately, it is not quite what I was looking
for. I actually want the user to be able to use the check box to change a
setting for that line of data.
I ended up using a sledgehammer approach and linked the check boxes to a
part of the worksheet that was not being sorted. Not pretty, but it works.
Please let me know if you have a more elegant solution.
"Dave Peterson" wrote:
How about an alternative?
Just use a cell in the same row, but format it to show a checkmark when there's
something in it?
I find this technique pretty easy...
Select the range
Format|cells|number tab|custom category
In the "type:" box, put this:
alt-0252;alt-0252;alt-0252;alt-0252
But hit and hold the alt key while you're typing the 0252 from the numeric
keypad.
It should look something like this when you're done.
ü;ü;ü;ü
(umlaut over the lower case u separated by semicolons)
And format that range of cells as Wingdings.
Now, no matter what you type (spacebar, x, anyoldtextatall), you'll see a check
mark.
Hit the delete key on the keyboard to clear the cell.
If you have to use that "checkmark" in later formulas:
=if(a1="","no checkmark","Yes checkmark")
And since this is just data, it'll sort with the other cells.
ZipCurs wrote:
I have a worksheet with data that I build and sort with macros to present the
data in different desirable fashion. Each line of the data has a check box
to allow a flag to be set by the user. Although the check box moves with the
data, the linked cell stays constant. As such, I need to delete all of the
check boxes, sort the data, and then recreate the check boxes. This works
but is a little time consuming. Is there a way to have the linked cell move
with the check box? For what it is worth, the cell is directly under the
check box.
Thanks
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Dave Peterson
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