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Return last and second last "populated" cell in column
Display last and second last values from "populated" cells in a column. Say
A1:A10 with results in A11 and A12. This could apply where you want to generate the number of hours of work in each of the last two working weeks in a 10 week period. Not all 10 weeks will have hours; some will be blank. The formula should remain true in another 10 week period with different weeks being blank. I have formulas which work well in Google Docs Spreadsheet but I have not been able to modify them to make them compatible with Excel. |
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Return last and second last "populated" cell in column
To return last .. format the cell to hours..(if applicable)
=LOOKUP(10^10,A1:A10) 'second last..Please note that this is an array formula. You create array formulas in the same way that you create other formulas, except you press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to enter the formula. If successful in 'Formula Bar' you can notice the curly braces at both ends like "{=<formula}" =LOOKUP(LARGE(IF(ISNUMBER(A1:A10),ROW(A1:A10)),2), ROW(A1:A10),A1:A10) -- Jacob "Grant Tucker" wrote: Display last and second last values from "populated" cells in a column. Say A1:A10 with results in A11 and A12. This could apply where you want to generate the number of hours of work in each of the last two working weeks in a 10 week period. Not all 10 weeks will have hours; some will be blank. The formula should remain true in another 10 week period with different weeks being blank. I have formulas which work well in Google Docs Spreadsheet but I have not been able to modify them to make them compatible with Excel. |
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Return last and second last "populated" cell in column
It sounds like you have numeric data in the range.
For the last number in the range: =IF(COUNT(A1:A10),LOOKUP(1E100,A1:A10),"") For the next to last number in the range: Array entered** : =IF(COUNT(A1:A10)1,INDEX(A:A,LARGE(IF(A1:A10<"", ROW(A1:A10)),2)),"") ** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER). Hold down both the CTRL key and the SHIFT key then hit ENTER. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Grant Tucker" <Grant wrote in message ... Display last and second last values from "populated" cells in a column. Say A1:A10 with results in A11 and A12. This could apply where you want to generate the number of hours of work in each of the last two working weeks in a 10 week period. Not all 10 weeks will have hours; some will be blank. The formula should remain true in another 10 week period with different weeks being blank. I have formulas which work well in Google Docs Spreadsheet but I have not been able to modify them to make them compatible with Excel. |
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Return last and second last "populated" cell in column
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Grant Tucker <Grant wrote: Display last and second last values from "populated" cells in a column. Say A1:A10 with results in A11 and A12. This could apply where you want to generate the number of hours of work in each of the last two working weeks in a 10 week period. Not all 10 weeks will have hours; some will be blank. The formula should remain true in another 10 week period with different weeks being blank. I have formulas which work well in Google Docs Spreadsheet but I have not been able to modify them to make them compatible with Excel. Here's another way... A11: =LOOKUP(9.99999999999999E+307,A1:A10) A12: =LOOKUP(9.99999999999999E+307,A1:INDEX(A1:A10,MATC H(9.99999999999999E+307 ,A1:A10)-1)) -- Domenic Microsoft Excel MVP www.xl-central.com Your Quick Reference to Excel Solutions |
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