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Picking a Date to Populate a Cell
Please go easy on me because I'm brand new to Excel. I am trying to find a
way to 'select' a date to populate a cell rather than having to 'type' it in. Is there a way I can use the Data Validation drop-down function to call up an interactive calendar from which I can pick a date? If not, is there another way it can be done? |
Picking a Date to Populate a Cell
Do a search on "+ excel calendar add-in", and you'll find what you are
looking for! -- Hth Kassie Kasselman Change xxx to hotmail "Jim Farren" wrote: Please go easy on me because I'm brand new to Excel. I am trying to find a way to 'select' a date to populate a cell rather than having to 'type' it in. Is there a way I can use the Data Validation drop-down function to call up an interactive calendar from which I can pick a date? If not, is there another way it can be done? |
Picking a Date to Populate a Cell
hi,
you can use the built in calendar control. Ron de Bruin explains it well at his site. http://www.rondebruin.nl/calendar.htm regards FSt1 "Jim Farren" wrote: Please go easy on me because I'm brand new to Excel. I am trying to find a way to 'select' a date to populate a cell rather than having to 'type' it in. Is there a way I can use the Data Validation drop-down function to call up an interactive calendar from which I can pick a date? If not, is there another way it can be done? |
Picking a Date to Populate a Cell
Here is how I would do it. Select Tools - Customize - Toolbars (tab) and
check Control Toolbox. This will bring up the Control Ttoolbox Toolbar. Click the icon that looks like a Hammer and Wrench. From the list choose Microsoft Date and Time Picker Control. Your cursor will change to a cross hair that you can use to draw the control (the same way you would draw a rectangle using click and drag). Right click the control and select Properties. Add a cell reference (such as A1) to the Linked Cell property. Now to get out of design mode click on the Triangle & Ruler icon on the control tollbaox toolbar. -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Jim Farren" wrote: Please go easy on me because I'm brand new to Excel. I am trying to find a way to 'select' a date to populate a cell rather than having to 'type' it in. Is there a way I can use the Data Validation drop-down function to call up an interactive calendar from which I can pick a date? If not, is there another way it can be done? |
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