Questionnaire sheet: Select "yes" or "no," and only one can be selected
 

Hello,

I have a questionnaire on an Excel spreadsheet with 20 yes/no
questions. What is the best way to create a spreadsheet with the option
of a "yes" or "no" box that can be checked one or the other exclusively?
For example:


Are you God? No

But not:

Are you God? Yes No

It needs to be set up so either "yes" or "no" is possible to mark, not
both.

Many thanks for any hints.


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Questionnaire sheet: Select "yes" or "no," and only one can be selected
 

Hi!

One way would be to use a data validation drop down list with the selections
of either Yes or No.

Biff

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Hello,

I have a questionnaire on an Excel spreadsheet with 20 yes/no
questions. What is the best way to create a spreadsheet with the option
of a "yes" or "no" box that can be checked one or the other exclusively?
For example:


Are you God? No

But not:

Are you God? Yes No

It needs to be set up so either "yes" or "no" is possible to mark, not
both.

Many thanks for any hints.


--
bpatterson
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Questionnaire sheet: Select "yes" or "no," and only one can be selected
 

I have a questionnaire on an Excel spreadsheet with 20 yes/no
questions. What is the best way to create a spreadsheet with the option
of a "yes" or "no" box that can be checked one or the other exclusively?

One easy way is to use data validation. The user sees a pull-down list for
each question -- not a check box -- so it’s not exactly what you asked for.

Select the cells where answers should go and use:
Data Validation

In the “Settings” tab, choose
Allow List
For the “Source” put
Yes,No

If you want to get more elaborate, fill in the “Input Message” and “Error
Alert” tabs too.

Note: using “Error Alert” you can stop the user from typing in an erroneous
value but you can’t stop the user from pasting one in.