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Dave missed a parenthesis in his example. It should be:
=a1+7 & char(10) & " this is some event text" Or, if you want to format the date, and include some text, you could use: =TEXT(A1+7,"dd-mmm-yyyy")&CHAR(10)&" this is some event text" After you enter the formula, select the cell Choose FormatCells Select the Alignment tab Add a check mark to Wrap Text, click OK blueboy wrote: I didn't quite get how to do what you are saying -or- it doesn't work. Any suggestions? "Dave Peterson" wrote: You can kind of have formula and text in the same cell: =a1+7 & char(10 & " this is some event text" (char(10) is the alt-enter character in a formula.) blueboy wrote: Recently, while trying to create a calendar in Excel (I realize that there are better ways), I was using a formula to get the calendar to display the date. I would type in the first few dates (at least 7) and then I typed =([Cell#] + 7) from there I would copy and paste that, and it would work for the rest of the month. However, I realized my error when I actually tried to insert text, such as events and things to do, in the same cells. What I would like is for Excel to allow cells to have both formulas and text as well in the same cell. That way, I could have my date and eat it too (forgive the play on words). This would allow so many other possibilities, and would be so useful in other ways to other people that I think that you must enable Excel to do so. If you cannot do that, are there any other suggestions? -- Dave Peterson -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html |
Thank you for the correction, ma'am.
Debra Dalgleish wrote: Dave missed a parenthesis in his example. It should be: =a1+7 & char(10) & " this is some event text" Or, if you want to format the date, and include some text, you could use: =TEXT(A1+7,"dd-mmm-yyyy")&CHAR(10)&" this is some event text" After you enter the formula, select the cell Choose FormatCells Select the Alignment tab Add a check mark to Wrap Text, click OK blueboy wrote: I didn't quite get how to do what you are saying -or- it doesn't work. Any suggestions? "Dave Peterson" wrote: You can kind of have formula and text in the same cell: =a1+7 & char(10 & " this is some event text" (char(10) is the alt-enter character in a formula.) blueboy wrote: Recently, while trying to create a calendar in Excel (I realize that there are better ways), I was using a formula to get the calendar to display the date. I would type in the first few dates (at least 7) and then I typed =([Cell#] + 7) from there I would copy and paste that, and it would work for the rest of the month. However, I realized my error when I actually tried to insert text, such as events and things to do, in the same cells. What I would like is for Excel to allow cells to have both formulas and text as well in the same cell. That way, I could have my date and eat it too (forgive the play on words). This would allow so many other possibilities, and would be so useful in other ways to other people that I think that you must enable Excel to do so. If you cannot do that, are there any other suggestions? -- Dave Peterson -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html -- Dave Peterson |
Nope. It says #NAME?
Perhaps there is something that you are not telling me, or it actually doesn't work? Maybe it is that I am using 2002? I don't know, but right now, I can only agree with Frank Kabel. "Debra Dalgleish" wrote: Dave missed a parenthesis in his example. It should be: =a1+7 & char(10) & " this is some event text" Or, if you want to format the date, and include some text, you could use: =TEXT(A1+7,"dd-mmm-yyyy")&CHAR(10)&" this is some event text" After you enter the formula, select the cell Choose FormatCells Select the Alignment tab Add a check mark to Wrap Text, click OK blueboy wrote: I didn't quite get how to do what you are saying -or- it doesn't work. Any suggestions? "Dave Peterson" wrote: You can kind of have formula and text in the same cell: =a1+7 & char(10 & " this is some event text" (char(10) is the alt-enter character in a formula.) blueboy wrote: Recently, while trying to create a calendar in Excel (I realize that there are better ways), I was using a formula to get the calendar to display the date. I would type in the first few dates (at least 7) and then I typed =([Cell#] + 7) from there I would copy and paste that, and it would work for the rest of the month. However, I realized my error when I actually tried to insert text, such as events and things to do, in the same cells. What I would like is for Excel to allow cells to have both formulas and text as well in the same cell. That way, I could have my date and eat it too (forgive the play on words). This would allow so many other possibilities, and would be so useful in other ways to other people that I think that you must enable Excel to do so. If you cannot do that, are there any other suggestions? -- Dave Peterson -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html |
I still couldn;t get it to work even after the correction. I am not sure
what is wrong, sometimes I get #VALUE! with yours, but with the "corrected" version from Debrah, it says #NAME? |
What was the formula you used?
Do you use an English version of excel? blueboy wrote: I still couldn;t get it to work even after the correction. I am not sure what is wrong, sometimes I get #VALUE! with yours, but with the "corrected" version from Debrah, it says #NAME? -- Dave Peterson |
I just copied and pasted the text in your message, but it didn't work. Yes,
it is English. "Dave Peterson" wrote: What was the formula you used? Do you use an English version of excel? |
What's in cell A1? Is it a date?
If you used my variation of the formula, make sure you include all the double quote marks: =TEXT(A1+7,"dd-mmm-yyyy") & CHAR(10) & " this is some event text" blueboy wrote: I just copied and pasted the text in your message, but it didn't work. Yes, it is English. "Dave Peterson" wrote: What was the formula you used? Do you use an English version of excel? -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html |
Well, I got it to work, but in reality I am looking for something that does
not do the full date, but rather just the day's date, like: __________________________ | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | etc. Do you know how I could get that? "Debra Dalgleish" wrote: What's in cell A1? Is it a date? If you used my variation of the formula, make sure you include all the double quote marks: =TEXT(A1+7,"dd-mmm-yyyy") & CHAR(10) & " this is some event text" blueboy wrote: I just copied and pasted the text in your message, but it didn't work. Yes, it is English. "Dave Peterson" wrote: What was the formula you used? Do you use an English version of excel? -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html |
Maybe something like...
=TEXT(A1+7,"d") & CHAR(10) & " this is some event text" blueboy wrote: Well, I got it to work, but in reality I am looking for something that does not do the full date, but rather just the day's date, like: __________________________ | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | etc. Do you know how I could get that? "Debra Dalgleish" wrote: What's in cell A1? Is it a date? If you used my variation of the formula, make sure you include all the double quote marks: =TEXT(A1+7,"dd-mmm-yyyy") & CHAR(10) & " this is some event text" blueboy wrote: I just copied and pasted the text in your message, but it didn't work. Yes, it is English. "Dave Peterson" wrote: What was the formula you used? Do you use an English version of excel? -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html -- Dave Peterson |
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