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distinguishing formula cells
I have a column where most cells are based on a formula; but from time
to time I would override selected cells with a plain number. Is there a way to automatically show (say with a shading) which cells in a column are based on formulas and which cells are directly entered numbers (the ability to do either one is sufficient, but I'd like to know how to do both) ? Thanks in advance - its amazing how much help one gets in this ng. |
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You could try the elemental "Go To".
Select the range (or the entire sheet) that you'd like to examine. Hit <F5, Click on "Special", Then, click on <Formulas <OK to have all formula cells highlighted, OR ... Click on <Constants <OK, to have the other data cells highlighted. -- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- wrote in message oups.com... I have a column where most cells are based on a formula; but from time to time I would override selected cells with a plain number. Is there a way to automatically show (say with a shading) which cells in a column are based on formulas and which cells are directly entered numbers (the ability to do either one is sufficient, but I'd like to know how to do both) ? Thanks in advance - its amazing how much help one gets in this ng. |
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Ragdyer wrote: You could try the elemental "Go To". Select the range (or the entire sheet) that you'd like to examine. Hit <F5, Click on "Special", Then, click on <Formulas <OK to have all formula cells highlighted, OR ... Click on <Constants <OK, to have the other data cells highlighted. -- HTH, RD Thanks that works temporarily(if I click elsewhere the shadings disappear) ; I want to make the shading of non-formulas permanent. is there a way to make that happen ? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- wrote in message oups.com... I have a column where most cells are based on a formula; but from time to time I would override selected cells with a plain number. Is there a way to automatically show (say with a shading) which cells in a column are based on formulas and which cells are directly entered numbers (the ability to do either one is sufficient, but I'd like to know how to do both) ? Thanks in advance - its amazing how much help one gets in this ng. |
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Once the cells are selected, as Ragdyer illustrates, you can
click the Fill button on the Formatting toolbar to change the background color of the cells. -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com wrote in message ups.com... Ragdyer wrote: You could try the elemental "Go To". Select the range (or the entire sheet) that you'd like to examine. Hit <F5, Click on "Special", Then, click on <Formulas <OK to have all formula cells highlighted, OR ... Click on <Constants <OK, to have the other data cells highlighted. -- HTH, RD Thanks that works temporarily(if I click elsewhere the shadings disappear) ; I want to make the shading of non-formulas permanent. is there a way to make that happen ? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- wrote in message oups.com... I have a column where most cells are based on a formula; but from time to time I would override selected cells with a plain number. Is there a way to automatically show (say with a shading) which cells in a column are based on formulas and which cells are directly entered numbers (the ability to do either one is sufficient, but I'd like to know how to do both) ? Thanks in advance - its amazing how much help one gets in this ng. |
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You could use Format|Conditional formatting and a UserDefined Function.
In a General Module: Option Explicit Function IsFormula(rng As Range) IsFormula = rng(1).HasFormula End Function Then back to excel and use this in your Format|conditional formatting rules: Formula is: =isformula(A1) (If A1 is the activecell.) If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm " wrote: I have a column where most cells are based on a formula; but from time to time I would override selected cells with a plain number. Is there a way to automatically show (say with a shading) which cells in a column are based on formulas and which cells are directly entered numbers (the ability to do either one is sufficient, but I'd like to know how to do both) ? Thanks in advance - its amazing how much help one gets in this ng. -- Dave Peterson |
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Chip Pearson wrote: Once the cells are selected, as Ragdyer illustrates, you can click the Fill button on the Formatting toolbar to change the background color of the cells. thank you sooo much. -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com wrote in message ups.com... Ragdyer wrote: You could try the elemental "Go To". Select the range (or the entire sheet) that you'd like to examine. Hit <F5, Click on "Special", Then, click on <Formulas <OK to have all formula cells highlighted, OR ... Click on <Constants <OK, to have the other data cells highlighted. -- HTH, RD Thanks that works temporarily(if I click elsewhere the shadings disappear) ; I want to make the shading of non-formulas permanent. is there a way to make that happen ? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- wrote in message oups.com... I have a column where most cells are based on a formula; but from time to time I would override selected cells with a plain number. Is there a way to automatically show (say with a shading) which cells in a column are based on formulas and which cells are directly entered numbers (the ability to do either one is sufficient, but I'd like to know how to do both) ? Thanks in advance - its amazing how much help one gets in this ng. |
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Dave Peterson wrote: You could use Format|Conditional formatting and a UserDefined Function. In a General Module: Option Explicit Function IsFormula(rng As Range) IsFormula = rng(1).HasFormula End Function Then back to excel and use this in your Format|conditional formatting rules: Formula is: =isformula(A1) (If A1 is the activecell.) If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm looks a bit advanced for me; I'll file it away and play with it later. Thanks. " wrote: I have a column where most cells are based on a formula; but from time to time I would override selected cells with a plain number. Is there a way to automatically show (say with a shading) which cells in a column are based on formulas and which cells are directly entered numbers (the ability to do either one is sufficient, but I'd like to know how to do both) ? Thanks in advance - its amazing how much help one gets in this ng. -- Dave Peterson |
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