Conditional Formatting; finding numerical data in mixed text.
 

A query about conditional formatting using excel.

I am a music teacher. I use excel to document pupil's achievement. A cell
for each pupil in the register is included to identify who has instrumental
knowledge and grades.

I record, in code, the instruments and levels gained of my musicians in
school.

This code goes as follows;

Piano grade 3 = P3, Trumpet grade 5 = T5, Trombone grade 6 = Tr6, Tuba grade
2 = Tu2 etc.

Can I "conditionally" route out the numerical part of the code, in a
wildcard fashion, to then highlight and identify "greater than or equal to"
various instrumental grades of 3 and higher for my gifted and talented
musicians?

Version: Microsoft Excel 2002 (10.6829.6830) SP3

Many Thanks,

Conditional Formatting; finding numerical data in mixed text.
 

It's simple if your grade is a single digit.

A1 = Tu6

In say B1, use:
=Right(A1)
to get a text number, or:
=--Right(A1) to get a numerical value that you can use in calculations.
--
HTH,

RD

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"Philonis" wrote in message
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A query about conditional formatting using excel.

I am a music teacher. I use excel to document pupil's achievement. A cell
for each pupil in the register is included to identify who has
instrumental
knowledge and grades.

I record, in code, the instruments and levels gained of my musicians in
school.

This code goes as follows;

Piano grade 3 = P3, Trumpet grade 5 = T5, Trombone grade 6 = Tr6, Tuba
grade
2 = Tu2 etc.

Can I "conditionally" route out the numerical part of the code, in a
wildcard fashion, to then highlight and identify "greater than or equal
to"
various instrumental grades of 3 and higher for my gifted and talented
musicians?

Version: Microsoft Excel 2002 (10.6829.6830) SP3

Many Thanks,

Conditional Formatting; finding numerical data in mixed text.
 

Hi Philonis,

If your grades run into 2 digits such as a high of 10 or 12,
Then try this,

=IF(ISERROR(RIGHT(A1,2)*1),RIGHT(A1),RIGHT(A1,2))

HTH
Martin


"Philonis" wrote in message
...
A query about conditional formatting using excel.

I am a music teacher. I use excel to document pupil's achievement. A cell
for each pupil in the register is included to identify who has
instrumental
knowledge and grades.

I record, in code, the instruments and levels gained of my musicians in
school.

This code goes as follows;

Piano grade 3 = P3, Trumpet grade 5 = T5, Trombone grade 6 = Tr6, Tuba
grade
2 = Tu2 etc.

Can I "conditionally" route out the numerical part of the code, in a
wildcard fashion, to then highlight and identify "greater than or equal
to"
various instrumental grades of 3 and higher for my gifted and talented
musicians?

Version: Microsoft Excel 2002 (10.6829.6830) SP3

Many Thanks,