linking columns for auto fill-in
I'm very new at this - I want to simplify filling in a timesheet. I have one
column with text descriptions and an adjoining column with code numbers for each description. I want to type in the first few letters of the description and have auto fill-in generate the remainder of the text, AND, the corresponding code number. This is my first post. Thanks very much - williamz |
linking columns for auto fill-in
If you have a contiguous range of cells in the description column and
Autocomplete enabled, the first few letters typed should give you the choices. For the adjoining column fill-in you could use a VLOOKUP formula and a lookup table. Assumes each same description has the same code number. See help on VLOOKUP. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 07:14:06 -0700, williamz wrote: I'm very new at this - I want to simplify filling in a timesheet. I have one column with text descriptions and an adjoining column with code numbers for each description. I want to type in the first few letters of the description and have auto fill-in generate the remainder of the text, AND, the corresponding code number. This is my first post. Thanks very much - williamz |
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:51 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
ExcelBanter.com