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How do I set up having a letter = a value?
I want to know if there is a way to type a letter in a column and make it
represent a value. For example. If I type the letter b in column e1 I want it to represent a formula in c1. I am setting up a spreadsheet for my co workers to use and want it to be user freindly so they can type either a or b in a column and have it calculate the correct formula. |
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kfoix
Another option: =CHOOSE(MATCH(TRUE,E1={"a","b","c"},0),formula1,fo rmula2,formula3) Up to 29 formulae can be used. -- Best Regards Leo Heuser Followup to newsgroup only please. "kfoix" skrev i en meddelelse ... I want to know if there is a way to type a letter in a column and make it represent a value. For example. If I type the letter b in column e1 I want it to represent a formula in c1. I am setting up a spreadsheet for my co workers to use and want it to be user freindly so they can type either a or b in a column and have it calculate the correct formula. |
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You can create "named formulas" using
<Insert <Name <Define In the "Name Box", enter "A" (no quotes) Click in the "Refers To" box, Hit <F2 (to enter edit mode), then type this in: =$A$1+$B$1 Then <OK Enter some values in A1 and B1. Then in any cell enter: =A And you'll see the results of your formula (A1+B1) You can also use this "A" in other formulas as a calculated value. =IF(C1a,a+C1,a) For some strange reason, XL will not accept all the letters as labels, "C" for example is restricted. Also, be sure to use *absolute* references. If you don't, the cell in focus when you were naming the formula becomes the "origin" reference, exactly as if it were in an Offset formula. -- HTH, RD ============================================== Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit! ============================================== "kfoix" wrote in message ... I want to know if there is a way to type a letter in a column and make it represent a value. For example. If I type the letter b in column e1 I want it to represent a formula in c1. I am setting up a spreadsheet for my co workers to use and want it to be user freindly so they can type either a or b in a column and have it calculate the correct formula. |
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