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Column A has a range of dates go backwards through time to 1/1/1946. I want
to set up recuring values in columns B, C, D to track holidays and other assorted info. I got to auto filter and set criteria to custom, contains, 10/31* for Halloween and it returns no values. Basically I want to be able to filter to get all results for a specific date regardless of year. How? |
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Maybe you can use a column of helper cells with formulas like:
=text(a2,"mm/dd") or =text(a2,"mm/dd/yy") and filter on that. Al wrote: Column A has a range of dates go backwards through time to 1/1/1946. I want to set up recuring values in columns B, C, D to track holidays and other assorted info. I got to auto filter and set criteria to custom, contains, 10/31* for Halloween and it returns no values. Basically I want to be able to filter to get all results for a specific date regardless of year. How? -- Dave Peterson |
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The dates are stored as serial numbers, so your 10/31 won't work. Try a
helper column, for example =DAY(A1)&"/"&MONTH(A1), or =TEXT(A1,"dd/mm"), and then you can auto-filter on that column. -- David Biddulph "Al" wrote in message ... Column A has a range of dates go backwards through time to 1/1/1946. I want to set up recuring values in columns B, C, D to track holidays and other assorted info. I got to auto filter and set criteria to custom, contains, 10/31* for Halloween and it returns no values. Basically I want to be able to filter to get all results for a specific date regardless of year. How? |
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I need to be able to do this for data entry purposes though so I need column
A to match up with the right cells in B, C, D, etc... I'm not sure I understand what you guys are saying by using the helper cells... Sould I set up the formulas in columb b to basicaly translate that informatoin into text? "Al" wrote: Column A has a range of dates go backwards through time to 1/1/1946. I want to set up recuring values in columns B, C, D to track holidays and other assorted info. I got to auto filter and set criteria to custom, contains, 10/31* for Halloween and it returns no values. Basically I want to be able to filter to get all results for a specific date regardless of year. How? |
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select in your column A with dates
formatcellsnumberscustommmm-d 10/31 will be viewed as Oct-31 then you can use autofilter happy holidays "Al" wrote: I need to be able to do this for data entry purposes though so I need column A to match up with the right cells in B, C, D, etc... I'm not sure I understand what you guys are saying by using the helper cells... Sould I set up the formulas in columb b to basicaly translate that informatoin into text? "Al" wrote: Column A has a range of dates go backwards through time to 1/1/1946. I want to set up recuring values in columns B, C, D to track holidays and other assorted info. I got to auto filter and set criteria to custom, contains, 10/31* for Halloween and it returns no values. Basically I want to be able to filter to get all results for a specific date regardless of year. How? |
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Yep. But you can use any column you want (insert a new column B or go to the
first unused column). Al wrote: I need to be able to do this for data entry purposes though so I need column A to match up with the right cells in B, C, D, etc... I'm not sure I understand what you guys are saying by using the helper cells... Sould I set up the formulas in columb b to basicaly translate that informatoin into text? "Al" wrote: Column A has a range of dates go backwards through time to 1/1/1946. I want to set up recuring values in columns B, C, D to track holidays and other assorted info. I got to auto filter and set criteria to custom, contains, 10/31* for Halloween and it returns no values. Basically I want to be able to filter to get all results for a specific date regardless of year. How? -- Dave Peterson |
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