[mso] Re: Excel - Validation list to another sheet
- From: "David Smart" <smartware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:33:06 +1000
The common thing with merged cells is just to refer to the first of them in
your formula. That seems to work, no matter what shapes the merged areas
are.
Regards, Dave S
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenny Johnson" <jj1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 10:47 PM
Subject: [mso] Re: Excel - Validation list to another sheet
> After receiving David's answer I tried again and found that as long as I
> have the same merged cells in the receiving sheet as are in the original
> sheet, it did work. This seems odd to me, but it is a way to make it
> work.
> For example, in the originial sheet, this info is in merged cells E1:J1.
> In
> the receiving sheet I originally had E1:K1 - more cells so I tried F1:K1
> same # of cells and that did not work. When I tried the same range E1:J1,
> it worked.
>
> Thanks for jogging my thoughts David.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Jenny Johnson
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 7:46 AM
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mso] Re: Excel - Validation list to another sheet
>
>
> That's what I tried, but I got "Value #" as an error instead of getting
> what
> was chosen on the first sheet.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of David Smart
> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 9:08 PM
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mso] Re: Excel - Validation list to another sheet
>
>
> Don't use a drop-down list in any sheets except the sheet the value is
> supposed to be selected in. Just bring that selection across to the other
> sheets in a simple cell with a formula such as you've used for the date.
>
> Regards, Dave S
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jenny Johnson" <jj1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 7:04 AM
> Subject: [mso] Excel - Validation list to another sheet
>
>
>>I have a workbook with several sheets that schools are going to complete.
>>I
>> would like to have them choose the school name on one sheet and then have
>> that name appear on all of the other sheets.
>>
>> I was able to do this with the date by just putting the formula =other
>> worksheet cell address.
>>
>> But for the names, I have a dropdown list and when I try to reference it
>> on
>> the second sheet, I get an error message. A message said I can't
>> reference
>> other sheets in a validation formula.
>>
>> Is there some way around this?
>>
>> Thank you for any ideas you may have.
>>
>> Jenny
>>
>>
>>
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