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Hello Fellow Excellers.
When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick |
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Not exactly what you're after, but perhaps worth a try
(Hang around for views from others ..) Assuming dates entered in A1 down Put in B1: =TEXT(A1,"dddd")&CHAR(10)&TEXT(A1,"dd mmmm yyyy") Format B1 to wrap text & copy B1 down Col B will return the desired display -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- "Big Rick" wrote in message ... Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick |
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Many thanks.
This is a lot further than I would of got. I would still like a solution if possible for the way described, as I would like to use it in other items, but your formula does work on this occasion. I am forever grateful and in your debt. -- Big Rick "Max" wrote: Not exactly what you're after, but perhaps worth a try (Hang around for views from others ..) Assuming dates entered in A1 down Put in B1: =TEXT(A1,"dddd")&CHAR(10)&TEXT(A1,"dd mmmm yyyy") Format B1 to wrap text & copy B1 down Col B will return the desired display -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- "Big Rick" wrote in message ... Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick |
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You're welcome !
As mentioned in the response, do hang around awhile for views from others. There just might be a way to do it directly (perhaps via vba ?) that others may step-in to offer you. -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- "Big Rick" wrote in message ... Many thanks. This is a lot further than I would of got. I would still like a solution if possible for the way described, as I would like to use it in other items, but your formula does work on this occasion. I am forever grateful and in your debt. -- Big Rick |
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One way
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10" On Error GoTo ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = False If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then With Target If IsDate(.Value) Then If .NumberFormat = "dddd dd mmmm yyyy" Then .Value = Format(.Value, "dddd " & vbLf & "dd mmmm yyyy") End If End If End With End If ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub 'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be 'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard 'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select 'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in. -- HTH Bob Phillips (remove nothere from email address if mailing direct) "Max" wrote in message ... You're welcome ! As mentioned in the response, do hang around awhile for views from others. There just might be a way to do it directly (perhaps via vba ?) that others may step-in to offer you. -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- "Big Rick" wrote in message ... Many thanks. This is a lot further than I would of got. I would still like a solution if possible for the way described, as I would like to use it in other items, but your formula does work on this occasion. I am forever grateful and in your debt. -- Big Rick |
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Dear Bob
I'm afraid that I have never got to grips with any form of VBA before. I have followed the on screen insructions and pasted the code into the sheet1 tab, but where do I go from there. What I have done is simply pasted the code in, closed the screen, and entered a date in H1 but the wrap is not working. I have still formatted the cell as wrap text but this did not help. I know that I am going wrong somewhere, but I know that you are the one to guide me through. Best Regards -- -- Big Rick "Bob Phillips" wrote: One way Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10" On Error GoTo ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = False If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then With Target If IsDate(.Value) Then If .NumberFormat = "dddd dd mmmm yyyy" Then .Value = Format(.Value, "dddd " & vbLf & "dd mmmm yyyy") End If End If End With End If ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub 'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be 'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard 'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select 'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in. -- HTH Bob Phillips |
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You can use format|cells|number tab
Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson |
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Hi Rick
Copy the following, then right click on Worksheet Tab, Select View code and Paste into the white pane. Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Excel.Range) With Target If .Count 1 Then Exit Sub If Target.Row <2 Then Exit Sub If Target.Column 1 Then Exit Sub If Not Intersect(Me.Range("A:A"), .Cells) Is Nothing Then Application.EnableEvents = False With Me.Cells(.Row, "A") .Value = Format(.Value, "dddd" & vbLf & "d mmmm yyyy") End With Application.EnableEvents = True End If End With End Sub This assumes that you want all entries in Column A to be adjusted. If you want a different column, change "A"'s to the column Letter required, change Target.Column number to < and the column number for the entry. Target.row is set to ignore row 1, assuming this is your header, change as appropriate. -- Regards Roger Govier "Max" wrote in message ... You're welcome ! As mentioned in the response, do hang around awhile for views from others. There just might be a way to do it directly (perhaps via vba ?) that others may step-in to offer you. -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- "Big Rick" wrote in message ... Many thanks. This is a lot further than I would of got. I would still like a solution if possible for the way described, as I would like to use it in other items, but your formula does work on this occasion. I am forever grateful and in your debt. -- Big Rick |
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If you copied the code to the sheet module as described, you should have got
the two lines as required. It worked fine in my tests. -- HTH Bob Phillips (remove nothere from email address if mailing direct) "Big Rick" wrote in message ... Dear Bob I'm afraid that I have never got to grips with any form of VBA before. I have followed the on screen insructions and pasted the code into the sheet1 tab, but where do I go from there. What I have done is simply pasted the code in, closed the screen, and entered a date in H1 but the wrap is not working. I have still formatted the cell as wrap text but this did not help. I know that I am going wrong somewhere, but I know that you are the one to guide me through. Best Regards -- -- Big Rick "Bob Phillips" wrote: One way Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) Const WS_RANGE As String = "H1:H10" On Error GoTo ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = False If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(WS_RANGE)) Is Nothing Then With Target If IsDate(.Value) Then If .NumberFormat = "dddd dd mmmm yyyy" Then .Value = Format(.Value, "dddd " & vbLf & "dd mmmm yyyy") End If End If End With End If ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub 'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be 'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard 'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select 'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in. -- HTH Bob Phillips |
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Hey, that's quite sneaky Dave.
I would never have thought about entering control characters into the number format. Very effective. -- Regards Roger Govier "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson |
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Dear Bob, Max, Dave & Roger
I am forever grateful for all your time, effort and patience for someone who has to have something drummed in before it sticks in my mind. I did get Rogers code to work, I couldn't with Bobs', although I sure that it is because a complete amateur is trying. If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Regards -- Big Rick "Dave Peterson" wrote: You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson |
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Hi Big Rick
If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Be careful there, Bob is in Dorset, I am in Wales (but often across the border) Don't know about Bob, but I can drink quite a lot of beer!! <vbg -- Regards Roger Govier "Big Rick" wrote in message ... Dear Bob, Max, Dave & Roger I am forever grateful for all your time, effort and patience for someone who has to have something drummed in before it sticks in my mind. I did get Rogers code to work, I couldn't with Bobs', although I sure that it is because a complete amateur is trying. If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Regards -- Big Rick "Dave Peterson" wrote: You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson |
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I work at a swimming pool in Blackpool.
There are 300,000 gallons of 'drink' to go at !! -- Big Rick "Roger Govier" wrote: Hi Big Rick If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Be careful there, Bob is in Dorset, I am in Wales (but often across the border) Don't know about Bob, but I can drink quite a lot of beer!! <vbg -- Regards Roger Govier "Big Rick" wrote in message ... Dear Bob, Max, Dave & Roger I am forever grateful for all your time, effort and patience for someone who has to have something drummed in before it sticks in my mind. I did get Rogers code to work, I couldn't with Bobs', although I sure that it is because a complete amateur is trying. If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Regards -- Big Rick "Dave Peterson" wrote: You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson |
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One of the nicer things about using format is that the value stays a date, too.
So it makes doing date arithmetic a little easier if you need it later. Roger Govier wrote: Hey, that's quite sneaky Dave. I would never have thought about entering control characters into the number format. Very effective. -- Regards Roger Govier "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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Hi Big Rick
I won't beat a trail up the M6 too quickly then<g -- Regards Roger Govier "Big Rick" wrote in message ... I work at a swimming pool in Blackpool. There are 300,000 gallons of 'drink' to go at !! -- Big Rick "Roger Govier" wrote: Hi Big Rick If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Be careful there, Bob is in Dorset, I am in Wales (but often across the border) Don't know about Bob, but I can drink quite a lot of beer!! <vbg -- Regards Roger Govier "Big Rick" wrote in message ... Dear Bob, Max, Dave & Roger I am forever grateful for all your time, effort and patience for someone who has to have something drummed in before it sticks in my mind. I did get Rogers code to work, I couldn't with Bobs', although I sure that it is because a complete amateur is trying. If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Regards -- Big Rick "Dave Peterson" wrote: You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson |
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Roger,
You know that all Brits can drink! The world is astounded at our capacity. Bob "Roger Govier" wrote in message ... Hi Big Rick If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Be careful there, Bob is in Dorset, I am in Wales (but often across the border) Don't know about Bob, but I can drink quite a lot of beer!! <vbg -- Regards Roger Govier "Big Rick" wrote in message ... Dear Bob, Max, Dave & Roger I am forever grateful for all your time, effort and patience for someone who has to have something drummed in before it sticks in my mind. I did get Rogers code to work, I couldn't with Bobs', although I sure that it is because a complete amateur is trying. If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Regards -- Big Rick "Dave Peterson" wrote: You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson |
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Hi Bob
Then before too long, I must travel down to your neck of the woods and enjoy a pint of Badger with you. -- Regards Roger Govier "Bob Phillips" wrote in message ... Roger, You know that all Brits can drink! The world is astounded at our capacity. Bob "Roger Govier" wrote in message ... Hi Big Rick If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Be careful there, Bob is in Dorset, I am in Wales (but often across the border) Don't know about Bob, but I can drink quite a lot of beer!! <vbg -- Regards Roger Govier "Big Rick" wrote in message ... Dear Bob, Max, Dave & Roger I am forever grateful for all your time, effort and patience for someone who has to have something drummed in before it sticks in my mind. I did get Rogers code to work, I couldn't with Bobs', although I sure that it is because a complete amateur is trying. If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Regards -- Big Rick "Dave Peterson" wrote: You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson |
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It is good that it keeps the original value, but the fact that you have to
allow cell width to cater for the full text string nullifies the usefulness of this technique IMO. Bob "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... One of the nicer things about using format is that the value stays a date, too. So it makes doing date arithmetic a little easier if you need it later. Roger Govier wrote: Hey, that's quite sneaky Dave. I would never have thought about entering control characters into the number format. Very effective. -- Regards Roger Govier "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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I'm not sure I'd say nullify. I (still) think that it depends on the
circumstance. If this were a header for a column full of wide descriptions, then I wouldn't care at all. Bob Phillips wrote: It is good that it keeps the original value, but the fact that you have to allow cell width to cater for the full text string nullifies the usefulness of this technique IMO. Bob "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... One of the nicer things about using format is that the value stays a date, too. So it makes doing date arithmetic a little easier if you need it later. Roger Govier wrote: Hey, that's quite sneaky Dave. I would never have thought about entering control characters into the number format. Very effective. -- Regards Roger Govier "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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fantastic indeed!!! -via135 Roger Govier Wrote: Hi Big Rick I won't beat a trail up the M6 too quickly then<g -- Regards Roger Govier "Big Rick" wrote in message ... I work at a swimming pool in Blackpool. There are 300,000 gallons of 'drink' to go at !! -- Big Rick "Roger Govier" wrote: Hi Big Rick If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Be careful there, Bob is in Dorset, I am in Wales (but often across the border) Don't know about Bob, but I can drink quite a lot of beer!! <vbg -- Regards Roger Govier "Big Rick" wrote in message ... Dear Bob, Max, Dave & Roger I am forever grateful for all your time, effort and patience for someone who has to have something drummed in before it sticks in my mind. I did get Rogers code to work, I couldn't with Bobs', although I sure that it is because a complete amateur is trying. If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Regards -- Big Rick "Dave Peterson" wrote: You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson -- via135 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ via135's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26725 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=499157 |
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.. It worked fine in my tests.
And it worked fine for me over here, too <g Big Rick: With Bob's sub implemented properly, Select and *pre-format* the designated input range: H1:H10 as Custom: dddd dd mmmm yyyy Then test by inputting some dates within H1:H10 When you press ENTER to commit each input, Bob's code will return exactly what you're after (My guess is you either didn't pre-format H1:H10 beforehand, or you might have tried out the inputs elsewhere .. in A1, A2?? [I dunno]. But don't ask me why Bob prefers "H1:H10" instead of "A1:A10" as the assumed source input range <g) -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- |
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A little "OT", sorry ..
Am trying out Dave's suggestion, but think I've forgotten how to activate/deactivate the numeric keypad on a laptop Thanks .. -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- |
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.. I did get Rogers code to work, I couldn't with Bobs',
Big Rick (as posted in the other branch), With Bob's sub implemented properly, Select and *pre-format* the designated input range: H1:H10 as Custom: dddd dd mmmm yyyy Then test by inputting some dates within H1:H10 When you press ENTER to commit each input, Bob's code will return exactly what you're after (My guess is you either didn't pre-format H1:H10 beforehand, or you might have tried out the inputs elsewhere .. in A1, A2?? [I dunno]. But don't ask me why Bob prefers "H1:H10" instead of "A1:A10" as the assumed source input range <g) -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- |
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Hi Max
You should have a button marked Fn and the word Numlock in coloured type at the base of a key somewhere. Press both, and it should activate M as 0, JKL as 123, UIO as 456 with the number keys 789 being 789. -- Regards Roger Govier "Max" wrote in message ... A little "OT", sorry .. Am trying out Dave's suggestion, but think I've forgotten how to activate/deactivate the numeric keypad on a laptop Thanks .. -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- |
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My Dell has small colored numbers on the letter keys, matching Roger's
scenario, where all that's necessary is to hold the Fn key (right of the left Ctrl key) and the <Alt key, and then use those colored numbers. -- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Roger Govier" wrote in message ... Hi Max You should have a button marked Fn and the word Numlock in coloured type at the base of a key somewhere. Press both, and it should activate M as 0, JKL as 123, UIO as 456 with the number keys 789 being 789. -- Regards Roger Govier "Max" wrote in message ... A little "OT", sorry .. Am trying out Dave's suggestion, but think I've forgotten how to activate/deactivate the numeric keypad on a laptop Thanks .. -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- |
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Thanks, Roger & RD ! With your help, think I got it <g.
For my m/c (IBM), I had to press Shift + ScrLk to toggle (the tiny "Numlk" appears above "ScrLk" in white) And the numeric* keypad numbers appear in white too (no color), albeit in "subscript" form. *as explained in Roger's response: .. M as 0, JKL as 123, UIO as 456 with the number keys 789 being 789. Cheers -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- |
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"Max" wrote in message ... (My guess is you either didn't pre-format H1:H10 beforehand, or you might have tried out the inputs elsewhere .. in A1, A2?? [I dunno]. But don't ask me why Bob prefers "H1:H10" instead of "A1:A10" as the assumed source input range <g) A1:A10 is boring <vbg |
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In that case, why would you want the wrap-around?
-- HTH Bob Phillips (remove nothere from email address if mailing direct) "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... I'm not sure I'd say nullify. I (still) think that it depends on the circumstance. If this were a header for a column full of wide descriptions, then I wouldn't care at all. Bob Phillips wrote: It is good that it keeps the original value, but the fact that you have to allow cell width to cater for the full text string nullifies the usefulness of this technique IMO. Bob "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... One of the nicer things about using format is that the value stays a date, too. So it makes doing date arithmetic a little easier if you need it later. Roger Govier wrote: Hey, that's quite sneaky Dave. I would never have thought about entering control characters into the number format. Very effective. -- Regards Roger Govier "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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Hi Roger,
I look forward to that. Tanglefoot, Wadworths 6X, topped off with a decent pint of Director's if we can find it. We also have a local Ringwood micro-brewery which does a nice ale. Bob "Roger Govier" wrote in message ... Hi Bob Then before too long, I must travel down to your neck of the woods and enjoy a pint of Badger with you. -- Regards Roger Govier "Bob Phillips" wrote in message ... Roger, You know that all Brits can drink! The world is astounded at our capacity. Bob "Roger Govier" wrote in message ... Hi Big Rick If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Be careful there, Bob is in Dorset, I am in Wales (but often across the border) Don't know about Bob, but I can drink quite a lot of beer!! <vbg -- Regards Roger Govier "Big Rick" wrote in message ... Dear Bob, Max, Dave & Roger I am forever grateful for all your time, effort and patience for someone who has to have something drummed in before it sticks in my mind. I did get Rogers code to work, I couldn't with Bobs', although I sure that it is because a complete amateur is trying. If anyone of you are ever in England, then the drinks are on me ! Regards -- Big Rick "Dave Peterson" wrote: You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson |
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Hmmm....
I can see the absolute merit of Dave's keeping the date in a format for use in further calculations (how are we going to do all those SP formulae otherwise Bob<vbg). I can also see the OP's desire for having a nice formatting. Me, Id' just have a good old compromise and do both. Have a hidden column B and write the date value to that cell from my code, unformatted, and then use that column if I needed to do any calculations. -- Regards Roger Govier "Bob Phillips" wrote in message ... In that case, why would you want the wrap-around? -- HTH Bob Phillips (remove nothere from email address if mailing direct) "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... I'm not sure I'd say nullify. I (still) think that it depends on the circumstance. If this were a header for a column full of wide descriptions, then I wouldn't care at all. Bob Phillips wrote: It is good that it keeps the original value, but the fact that you have to allow cell width to cater for the full text string nullifies the usefulness of this technique IMO. Bob "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... One of the nicer things about using format is that the value stays a date, too. So it makes doing date arithmetic a little easier if you need it later. Roger Govier wrote: Hey, that's quite sneaky Dave. I would never have thought about entering control characters into the number format. Very effective. -- Regards Roger Govier "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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I agree with the merit of saving the original data, but my point was that if
it doesn't allow the column width to be reduced, what is the point of having it wrap to multiple lines, why not just use a simple form of 'dddd dd mmmm yyyy' which still preserves the data. That is why I never use that technique, I see absolutely no merit in it. A typical example of a good idea badly implemented in Excel IMO (... don't get me started on charts and pivot tables <vbg). Regards Bob (remove nothere from email address if mailing direct) "Roger Govier" wrote in message ... Hmmm.... I can see the absolute merit of Dave's keeping the date in a format for use in further calculations (how are we going to do all those SP formulae otherwise Bob<vbg). I can also see the OP's desire for having a nice formatting. Me, Id' just have a good old compromise and do both. Have a hidden column B and write the date value to that cell from my code, unformatted, and then use that column if I needed to do any calculations. -- Regards Roger Govier "Bob Phillips" wrote in message ... In that case, why would you want the wrap-around? -- HTH Bob Phillips (remove nothere from email address if mailing direct) "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... I'm not sure I'd say nullify. I (still) think that it depends on the circumstance. If this were a header for a column full of wide descriptions, then I wouldn't care at all. Bob Phillips wrote: It is good that it keeps the original value, but the fact that you have to allow cell width to cater for the full text string nullifies the usefulness of this technique IMO. Bob "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... One of the nicer things about using format is that the value stays a date, too. So it makes doing date arithmetic a little easier if you need it later. Roger Govier wrote: Hey, that's quite sneaky Dave. I would never have thought about entering control characters into the number format. Very effective. -- Regards Roger Govier "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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No other reason than "just because".
Actually, I like this format much better: dddd* mm/dd/yyyy But that's just my opinion. Bob Phillips wrote: In that case, why would you want the wrap-around? -- HTH Bob Phillips (remove nothere from email address if mailing direct) "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... I'm not sure I'd say nullify. I (still) think that it depends on the circumstance. If this were a header for a column full of wide descriptions, then I wouldn't care at all. Bob Phillips wrote: It is good that it keeps the original value, but the fact that you have to allow cell width to cater for the full text string nullifies the usefulness of this technique IMO. Bob "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... One of the nicer things about using format is that the value stays a date, too. So it makes doing date arithmetic a little easier if you need it later. Roger Govier wrote: Hey, that's quite sneaky Dave. I would never have thought about entering control characters into the number format. Very effective. -- Regards Roger Govier "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... You can use format|cells|number tab Give it a custom format of: dddd(alt-0010)dd mmmm yyyy Hit and hold the alt key while typing 0010 on the numeric keypad--not above the QWERTY keys. And turn on wrap text format|cells|alignment tab But be aware that you'll have to adjust the rowheight yourself (autofitting won't work). And if you make the cell too narrow for the whole string (not after wrapping text), you'll see ###'s. ==== Another format to consider: dddd* dd mmmm yyyy This works pretty neat when you widen the column. Big Rick wrote: Hello Fellow Excellers. When I enter a date in a cell and give it a long format. e.g. dddd dd mmmm yyyy, so that it would read Monday 1 January 2006, then the wrap text facility does not work. Is there any way to put in an 'alt-enter' type character so that I could have the Monday on the first line and the rest underneath. -- Your help is and always has been very much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. --- --- --- Big Rick -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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"Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Actually, I like this format much better: dddd* mm/dd/yyyy So do I. |
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I did finally get Bob' code to work by pre formatting the cells. As you can
see from the previous post, I was trying to input the date into cell H1. Thanks for the suggestions as to why it didnt work. Many thanks to Bob also. Many Regards -- Big Rick "Max" wrote: .. I did get Rogers code to work, I couldn't with Bobs', Big Rick (as posted in the other branch), With Bob's sub implemented properly, Select and *pre-format* the designated input range: H1:H10 as Custom: dddd dd mmmm yyyy Then test by inputting some dates within H1:H10 When you press ENTER to commit each input, Bob's code will return exactly what you're after (My guess is you either didn't pre-format H1:H10 beforehand, or you might have tried out the inputs elsewhere .. in A1, A2?? [I dunno]. But don't ask me why Bob prefers "H1:H10" instead of "A1:A10" as the assumed source input range <g) -- Rgds Max xl 97 --- Singapore, GMT+8 xdemechanik http://savefile.com/projects/236895 -- |
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Glad to hear you got it to work!
And thanks for posting back As you can see from the previous post, I was trying to input the date into cell H1 ... Yes, you did. Overlooked this earlier, apologies -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "Big Rick" wrote in message ... I did finally get Bob' code to work by pre formatting the cells. As you can see from the previous post, I was trying to input the date into cell H1. Thanks for the suggestions as to why it didnt work. Many thanks to Bob also. Many Regards -- Big Rick |
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