Using Excel Grid as Office Map - Find Empty Desks?
Someone took the time to map our office using an Excel spreadsheet -
formatting grid lines and typing desk numbers in each cell that represents a desk (we have about 1000 cubicles on two floors). Seperately, I also maintain a database of desk assignments. If I export the list of occupied desks to Excel, can anyone suggest a method to do some sort of formatting change to the map to see where occupied desks are (or empty desks for that matter)? I'm picturing a VLOOKUP formula, but have been unable to find a way to change the format of the Lookup_Value (the cell representing the desk on the map). Perhaps there's a macro-based solution? |
Using Excel Grid as Office Map - Find Empty Desks?
A macro sounds like a good idea. I would suggest recording one that uses FIND to locate a typical desk in your list and then applies a coloured pattern format. This macro can then be put into a loop to perform the task sequentially on all the desks. -- mrice Research Scientist with many years of spreadsheet development experience ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mrice's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=10931 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=564699 |
Using Excel Grid as Office Map - Find Empty Desks?
Unfortunately, I do not know much about macros. Thanks for the suggestion
though. "mrice" wrote: A macro sounds like a good idea. I would suggest recording one that uses FIND to locate a typical desk in your list and then applies a coloured pattern format. This macro can then be put into a loop to perform the task sequentially on all the desks. -- mrice Research Scientist with many years of spreadsheet development experience ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mrice's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=10931 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=564699 |
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