[mso] Re: Excel auto color?

  • From: LEXI <farneys@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:55:20 -0700

I don't understand this
As you can see i'm going through old emails to try to figure this problem 
out and a viable solution

thanks
  lexi
At 06:57 AM 5/16/2003, you wrote:

>Hi Lexi.
>
>I've been loosely following this thread and started thinking how I might
>handle such a situation.  If it were up to me, I'd probably try to use
>Access. If that's not possible though, perhaps...
>
>I'm just thinking out loud here but I'd probably create a new worksheet
>in the same workbook with the fields equal to the fields on the original
>so it's true if the fields match and false where they don't.  Then, if
>they don't, use a formula to help find any changes.
>
>Here's how I just did it:
>
>Create two worksheets named Original and Track
>
>In Original!A1 the value is abc
>In Track!A1 the formula is =3Doriginal!A1
>In Track!A2 copy the values from Track!A1
>In Track!A3 the formula is =3DB1=3Doriginal!A1 and the value is TRUE
>
>In Original!A1, change the value to 123
>In Track!A3 the value changes to FALSE
>In Original!B1 the formula is =3DIF(track!C1,FALSE,"change")
>
>Then all you have to do is find all rows identified with change and
>color code them.
>
>For your users, you can hide Track and the change column.
>
>Hope this makes sense and hope it helps.
>
>/g
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lexi [mailto:farneys@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20
>Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 9:11 AM
>To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [mso] Re: Excel auto color?
>
>
>
>Oh man!
>Oh well I'm out of luck then and will be stuck going through the whole =
>=3D
>list each time to check for updates Thanks Lexi
>
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