Using '=A1' To Get Cell Text, And Using The Formatting FROM Cell A1 [] Almost
Feb 12, 2010
Its been a while since Ive been on here, and again I am rusty ... I hate to ask a stupid question but after searching I realized I didn't know what I was searching for :-)
When you use the code in a cell " =A1 " for example, the text of A1 is copied to the new cell. HOWEVER, the original text formatting is lost.
An example would be: " This text on this line... " becomes
" This text on this line... " when using the ( =A1 ) code.
If you right click and copy/paste, you can select ' paste special , formatting and values ' and the original format is transferred.... But, can this be done with basic Excel functions ? (NO VBA will be on this project) ...
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Jul 5, 2012
Trying to create a button that, once clicked performs the following task:
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Only 1 cell in the range will match 1 cell in the column
For example:
Before click:
Cell A9 has "John" written in it and a yellow background
Cell X4 has "John" written in it and a clear background
During click:
matches these cells
changes X4 so that it also has a yellow background
After click:
Cell A9 has "John" written in it and a yellow background
Cell X4 has "John" written in it and a yellow background
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I need the text in column AQ (the monetary amount) to become red when the the opposite is true.
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test.xlsm
[URL] ....
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Sub Macro7()
'
' Macro7 Macro
'
' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+f
'
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "1 Completed"
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1
2 x x x x
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Conditional formatting.xlsx
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KO_04.01.14.xlsx
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