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What is the function to randomly select a cell, like for lottery?
Using Excel, I have a list of names and I need to randomly select one at a
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What is the function to randomly select a cell, like for lottery?
=INDEX(A:A,RANDBETWEEN(1,COUNTA(A:A)))
"ap@rfr" wrote: Using Excel, I have a list of names and I need to randomly select one at a time. How do I create the function to do this? |
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What is the function to randomly select a cell, like for lottery?
Say the names are in column A from A2 thru A1000, then:
=OFFSET($A$1,RANDBETWEEN(1,999),0) will pick a random name -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200846 "ap@rfr" wrote: Using Excel, I have a list of names and I need to randomly select one at a time. How do I create the function to do this? |
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What is the function to randomly select a cell, like for lotte
Thank you, this seems like good advice, but my list is in column A
(A1-A1400); where do enter the formula? "Teethless mama" wrote: =INDEX(A:A,RANDBETWEEN(1,COUNTA(A:A))) "ap@rfr" wrote: Using Excel, I have a list of names and I need to randomly select one at a time. How do I create the function to do this? |
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What is the function to randomly select a cell, like for lotte
copy the formula to any where you want except in column A
"ap@rfr" wrote: Thank you, this seems like good advice, but my list is in column A (A1-A1400); where do enter the formula? "Teethless mama" wrote: =INDEX(A:A,RANDBETWEEN(1,COUNTA(A:A))) "ap@rfr" wrote: Using Excel, I have a list of names and I need to randomly select one at a time. How do I create the function to do this? |
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