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drop down list populates data in another cell
I'm am creating a spreadsheet that has a drop down list to select a specific
product and I want the selection from the list to automatically generate data for that product in another cell. For example: Cell A2 Drop down list will offer: Mirror 1 Mirror 2 Mirror 3 If Mirror 1 is selected I want a certain dollar amount to appear in cell D2. If Mirror 2 is selected a different dollar amount will appear in D2, etc. I've reviewed this link: http://contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html but I'm not sure that is what I am looking for. Any suggestions would be appreciated. |
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That's a standard VLOOKUP formula. I presume you have a list somewhere with these items and prices? Try VLOOKUP in this format to specifically get the data: Sheet2=Column A - your items Sheet2=Column B - your prices Sheet2=Column C - item codes A1= your drop down selection (perhaps on sheet1) =VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$100,_2_,FALSE) -gets price =VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$100,_3_,FALSE) -gets item code -- JBeaucaire ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JBeaucaire's Profile: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/member.php?userid=73 View this thread: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/sh...ad.php?t=45527 |
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Same site, different technique:
http://contextures.com/xlFunctions02.html -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Amanda H" wrote in message ... I'm am creating a spreadsheet that has a drop down list to select a specific product and I want the selection from the list to automatically generate data for that product in another cell. For example: Cell A2 Drop down list will offer: Mirror 1 Mirror 2 Mirror 3 If Mirror 1 is selected I want a certain dollar amount to appear in cell D2. If Mirror 2 is selected a different dollar amount will appear in D2, etc. I've reviewed this link: http://contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html but I'm not sure that is what I am looking for. Any suggestions would be appreciated. |
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Hi JBeaucaire,
Just as you bold formatting put *'s around parts of your formulas now we are seeing underscores around the column references for the VLOOKUP formulas. Although the advanced users may have no problem with this, if may drive the newer users crazy trying to figure out why a formula like =VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$100,_2_,FALSE) doesn't work. Note this displays on the web interface as underscore2underscore. -- If this helps, please click the Yes button Cheers, Shane Devenshire "JBeaucaire" wrote: That's a standard VLOOKUP formula. I presume you have a list somewhere with these items and prices? Try VLOOKUP in this format to specifically get the data: Sheet2=Column A - your items Sheet2=Column B - your prices Sheet2=Column C - item codes A1= your drop down selection (perhaps on sheet1) =VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$100,_2_,FALSE) -gets price =VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$100,_3_,FALSE) -gets item code -- JBeaucaire ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JBeaucaire's Profile: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/member.php?userid=73 View this thread: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/sh...ad.php?t=45527 |
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Understood. I am just now being made aware how helping on one way is screwing up things down the line, so I'll stop doing that. Oh well. -- JBeaucaire ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JBeaucaire's Profile: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/member.php?userid=73 View this thread: http://www.thecodecage.com/forumz/sh...ad.php?t=45527 |
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