it's been a long time I've posted here. I need some advice on how to make words blinking in excel. I have problem in sending proper instructions in my staff in my excel. So I think that blinking words will get my staff attention.I have search the forum but can't find any similar discussions.
View 5 RepliesA user in our company has a document on a shared drive in our domain. It's using the protect feature which means that you'll have to type username/password before you're allowed to edit the document. The problem is that users who only want to view the document will cause it to lock, and then you can't edit it before they close it.
I thought that sharing the document would solve this issue, but when I tried to it said that Visual Basic features would not work which basically makes the document useless so that's not an option.
I'd like to have a cell contain instructions that disappear when text is entered into the cell, much like the "help" box on the upper right of the Excel window has a label that says "Please type question here", which disappears when you actually type in a question.
View 11 Replies View Relatedcreating a template for people. In the template, I want to create cells which instruct the user on what need to be filled in that cell.
For eg. go to [URL] In the box, it says 'Enter word or phrase'. When you click to enter a word, this line vanishes. I want to create a similar thing in Excel.
In Excel, for eg, in a cell it should say 'Enter Name' and when the user enter his name, this instruction should vanish. Also, this instruction should be in GREY and when they user enters his name it should be BOLD BLUE.
First: I am using following loop code to repeat until the last row with data in column B has been reached. I keep getting a compile error and can't figure out to to fix it. The compile error occurs on the ".cell" and ".range" portion of the code and has indicated an invalid or unqualified reference.
Second: Once I have the loop working, I need to reference different cells each time through the loop. The first time through the loop I need to reference cells B2 and C2....the second time cells B3 and C3.....and then B4 and C4....and so on. I am increasing the value of i each time but when I ran the code, I was not getting any results.
I needed some help in creating a template for people. In the template, I want to create cells which instruct the user on what need to be filled in that cell.
For eg. go to www.m-w.com In the box, it says 'Enter word or phrase'. When you click to enter a word, this line vanishes. I want to create a similar thing in Excel.
In Excel, for eg, in a cell it should say 'Enter Name' and when the user enter his name, this instruction should vanish. Also, this instruction should be in GREY and when they user enters his name it should be BOLD BLUE.
Is there a way that I add instructions/restrictions to the push buttons on my form (basically they perform filter functions).
For instance, currently the only way to search the client or employee name is to enter the entire name. Is there a way to allow partial name searches?
Can I have a message appear that says "'Joe Shmo' can not be found".
Also I would like the input box not allow blank searches. If the input box is selected but then closed with no data entered, it filters for blanks which removes all data.
I have attached a sample of my form for you to look at.
I'm working on MS Excel 2010 and trying to have a macro duplicating a sheet(and it's associated macro "Update") in another workbook.
I manage to do almost everything except to import the required module "Update" from a precise and static folder ("Ressource" located in the same folder as all the workbooks) into my active workbook, which is surely possible.
Moreover if you know a way to check if a module already exists and in that case overwrite it, I'd be even more grateful. Presently I just skip the error if it exists.
Here is my actual code:
Code:
On Error GoTo ErrImport
ErrImport:
If Err.Number = 1004 Then
MsgBox ("Already there")
[Code].....
How to use an Excel worksheet I have, so I decided to make a button with a macro, which when clicked a kind of message box pops up and you can read the tutorial. When you are done you just press ok and the pop up window closes.
I know about vba I just have to use msgbox, keep on adding lines with the text and that's it! But after many attempts I found out that it ain't that easy.
[Code] ......
So I made something like this:
[Code] ....
but at a point I got this error: "Too many lines continuations".
I wanna make something that looks a bit like this: p69pxC8.jpg
But way simpler, with my text, a scroll bar to roll up and down to read and an ok button at the end. I don't need special text with hyperlinks or anything at all, plain text does the job.
It just now crossed my mind, would it be viable to also add a "Print" button next to the "Ok" button in the pop up windows with the tutorial, so when the "Print" button is clicked, the tutorial is printed?
I'm trying to open a file on a network drive...but I'm getting the following error message when it opens: "This file may be read-only, or you may be trying to access a read-only location. Or the server the document is stored on may not be responding." Now, the file itself has no rights restrictions and is not read only. It doesn't appear to be locked.
Now, there are other Excel files in the same directory which I could open fine; however, the Excel documents having the above problem all have a little black icon "appears to be a padlock" (image attached) at the bottom left hand side of the Excel file icon. I tried the following:
- Renaming
- Converting to a different file format (didn't work, it won't let me)
- Opening in notepad...etc doesn't work.
This file is dated back in 2004...do you think it's corrupt? Is there anything i can do to open or recover this?
I'm working on a spreadhseet which has several macros that can take up to 5 minutes to run. When the macro(s) complete, I pop up a userform to provide instructions and collect some additional data from the user.
The "problem" is that when the user moves to another application to do other work, the user form remains hidden behind the active app. I've added some text to the status bar to let the users know the processing is done, but they would like something more obvious - so, is there any way I can force focus back to Excel?
My form has a combobox with three options "Withdrawal" "Deposit" "Fee". I want to make sure that whatever number a user puts into a textbox, if they select "Withdrawal" or "Fee" that number will be converted to a negative number, and if they select "Deposit" it will be positive. I have written the following code and am just wondering if there is some super slick way of doing it other than an if statement.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI am trying to ensure that only alpha numeric data (one letter then 4 digits) is entered in a cell.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI enter for example in a cell : 0625-C0/01
sometime 0 is entered as O a letter and not zero.Is there a way to ensure that only 0 (zero) is allowed in that string using data validation rules.
I have five text boxes on a user form. I would like the 5th box to always equal 100 - the Sum of the other boxes, and never go below 0.
In other words, the text boxes are representing percentage breakdowns - so to validate the percentage entry in each box i want the last box to 'count down' from 100 as the percentages are distributed amoungst the other boxes. This box will also be a percentage figure, so is crucial it has its own box (rather than just saying these four boxes have to total 100) i hope this makes sense!
I have tried a code along these lines (see below) - (adapted from this forum but couldnt get it to work) I also found a version where one poster used a command to change the 'value' from string to numbers - but have been unable to find that again.
Private Sub txtbox1.change()
txtbox5 = 100 - (CCur(txtbox1) + CCur(txtbox2) + CCur(txtbox3) + CCur(txtbox4))
End Sub
I have largish workbooks (10MB) with a variety of formulas and lookups to generate tables and charts. Calculation is ALWAYS set to Automatic, but sometimes (not always) the formulas fail to update when values are changed. Sometimes F9 will force calculation, sometimes Ctrl + Alt + F9, sometimes (especially with charts) I have to close the workbook and reopen before they will update. The workbooks contain macros but none are running when this happens. A search of your forum indicated that this question has arisen several times before, but I haven't seen a definitive answer.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have two enormous lists of dates. How do I automatically compare them to ensure the date on one comes after the date on the other one?
They're formatted as dates. Christmas Day 2000 (UK) did say 25/12/2000, and then when I reformatted it it automatically changed to 25 Dec 2000, and so on.
I'm looking for a way to ensure that users of a spreadsheet have filled in all required cells. VBA code which will prompt if a cell is blank which will activate on a button click
All cells are 'Named ranges' so hoping there's a way in which I can point to all named ranges and if they're blank display the below error message.
"Please ensure you have filled in all required fields"
I have created a userform to add a new user and his/her password to a list of usernames and passwords (which i use for login procedure). Now, as the login name must be unique, I would like the userform to disallow existent usernames from being added. How do I go about doing this?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a workbook containing several sheets, each sheet has a large number of ActiveX check box controls on it.
The controls are presented in groups of three to capture responses to a question (Y/N/NA). If one of the three check boxes is set to True, the other two associated check boxes must be set to False.
What I want to do is avoid having to have an On_Click event sub for every single check box.
I have written a function that will handle updating the related check boxes but I am unsure how to call this function, passing it the name of the clicked Check Box whenever any check box is clicked.
Here is my current code with an On_Click event being used to call the function:
Private Sub chk100_01Y_Click()
' Want to replace this with a dynamic sub that will be invoked
' when any Check Box is clicked and pass the name of that Check
' box to the function
Call Update(ActiveSheet.OLEObjects("chk100_01Y"))
End Sub
my formula is in B1. If in A1, there is letter Y, the value in B1 should accept only 3-digit numbers.
View 2 Replies View RelatedWhen a user inputs a month and then a day, I want to be able to check to make sure that the day entered is possible in that given month. Is there a way to do that which is not too complicated?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a range Named "MyRange" which consists of cells "A4:H20". What I am attempting to do is when the user goes to save and or close the workbook it checks that all the cells within the range have been filled with data.
View 3 Replies View RelatedPrivate Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Address <> Range("B3").address
End Sub
I would like to change the target to ceratin cells in my active row. How would I write the code to achieve this.
I have the formula but it will always change when i shift my cell down
=MAX($G$21:G35)
When I shift my cell G21 down, it will change to below
=MAX($G$22:G35)
The problem is that I do not want the formula to change. How can I do it ?
I have created a survey in excel 2003. It has 70 questions on it and the user responds to the questions by clicking on a radio button. There are 4 radio buttons within a group box for each question and the user will select one of them.
At the end of 'sheet 1' with all these questions on, i have a button which the user presses to proceed to 'sheet 2'. When they press the button i want to ensure is that all questions have been answered ie: 1 of the radio buttons is selected for every question.
If one of the questions isnt answered then a pop up box will appear to tell the user they have unanswered questions and then the vba code will exit and the user stays on the question sheet (sheet 1). If all the questions are answered then the user will move to 'sheet 2'. (the reference cells for all the groups of radio buttons are within column G on sheet 1).
I have a range B1:B20. These cells are populated by the user and I want to ensure that no two entries are the same. Is there a way of presenting a dialog box that prompts the user to enter a different value if the value they are trying to enter is already entered somewhere in the range?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI have written some code that copies certain cells from a spreadsheet constructed form back to a master spreadsheet database. The idea being to prevent users of the form from accessing the database and mucking it up. I write it the long way round and am now trying to modify it to not have to open and close the database everytime BUT whenever I change it I get errors that I think relate to the code not understanding the change of object...
' 3. send updated data to the database (all yellow boxes will update)
' set parameters for cells to copy from
Dim r As Long, e4 As Long, e6 As Long, e18 As Long, e20 As Long, e22 As Long, e24 As Long, _
e26 As Long, e28 As Long, e30 As Long, e32 As Long, e34 As Long, e36 As Long, e38 As Long, _
e40 As Long, e42 As Long, e44 As Long, e46 As Long
r = Range("D2")
e4 = Range("B4")
e6 = Range("B6")
e18 = Range("B18")
e20 = Range("B20")
e22 = Range("B22")
e24 = Range("B24")
The little blocks of code go on for 17 open/closes!
I have a range of cells A1 to D20 for users to input some textual and numeric information.
Is there a code to ensure that the user input from row 1, continue from row 2, then row 3, row 4 ....
I have a workbook that starts off with the following sheets:
MAIN_PAGE - Where filter criteria is selected via checkbox and PLOT button
RAW_DATA - unfiltered raw data
After running a series of macros tied to the PLOT button, two new sheets are created:
FILTERED_DATA(HIDDEN) - where the filter criteria from the MAIN_PAGE is applied, and the filtered data is stored.
CHART - The plot of the hidden FILTER_DATA sheet.
Every time the PLOT button is pressed, the the macro searches for the FILTERED_DATA and CHART sheets, and if present, clears and overwrittes with the new appropriately filted data. This works and suits the user's needs 95% of the time. However....
QUESTION
If the user decides to keep the old CHART and FILTER_DATA as well as the new FILTER_DATA and CHART, I need something to differentiate the two charts and data sheets. My thought was to have the user rename the CHART. The problem is that because the FILTERED_DATA sheet is hidden (and has to stay that way), how can the name change of the CHART be carried over onto the hidden FILTERED_DATA sheet, therefore keeping the plot and it's data in tact? For example, if I append the name CHART with a 1 to make it CHART1, how do I automatically change FILTERED_DATA to FILTERED_DATA1?