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I have made some forms to use as proposals to sent to customers. I want to be able to send these as a document and not a spreadsheet. I need the formulas in the spreadsheet however to complete the proposal on my end. The pages print ok but I don't want to send an entire spreadsheet. Can this be...

View Answer   |  Feb 13 2009  6:25 PM GMT
Excel 2003, Excel Forms, Microsoft Excel
asked by Alexworley

  5 pts.

Conditional Formatting Excel 2003

I have three columns, Column 1 = Start Date Column 2 = End Date Column 3 = Close Date I need to place a conditional format or and "IF" statement on columns 2 and 3. Stating if column 2 is after or 1 month from today's date highlight in RED. And column 3 should state if column 3 is less than 3...

View Answer   |  Feb 13 2009  5:26 PM GMT
Conditional formatting, Excel 2003, Microsoft Excel
asked by Reyes33

  5 pts.

Predefine a named range for an exported SQL Server Reporting Services report

How can you predefine a named range for an SQL Server Reporting Services report exported to Excel? In particular, the named range must have a specific name, along with referring to a set of cells with specific columns for all rows rendered for the given table control. I am running SQL Server 2005...

asked by SQL Server Ask the Experts

  2445 pts.

Excel 2007 - How do I ignore zero's and #DIV/0! for a graph?

Excel 2007 - How do I ignore zero's and #DIV/0! for a graph? example: you have data that looks something like this: week # 1 2 3 4 5 6 PTP% 10% 13% 0% 0% #DIV/0! 0 % Then graph the PTP% across from week 1...

View Answer   |  Feb 10 2009  8:10 PM GMT
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Excel 2007
asked by Jreifenstein001

  115 pts.

Conditional Formatting - Excel 2003

Hello, I would like to know how to setup a conditional format for the following example. Ex. Column 1: Company Column 2: Begin Date Column 3: End Date Column 4: Exceed Date if >3 (Calculates Column 2 & 3 in Days) Conditional Format for Column 4: if days exceeded 3 and "eguals the...

View Answer   |  Feb 9 2009  8:20 PM GMT
Excel 2003, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formatting
asked by Lhunter

  5 pts.

Excel Macro to password protect

I have this spread sheet that I want to be able to protect from distrubution when given to one person. Is there a way of writing in a macro that will ask for a new password that is in a hidden list at the end of say 30 days and if not entered in the program will not be usable? I hope that my...

asked by Smarbada

  15 pts.

How to track who amended a particular file

Hi, Is it possible to have a way to trace who updated a particular file (word or excel etc) in windows 2003 ? Can auditing AD objects solve this ? Thanks and regards, Leo

View Answer   |  Feb 6 2009  9:31 AM GMT
User tracking, User monitoring, Windows Server 2003
asked by Purin

  20 pts.

Microsoft Excel - I need to find rows that match a user entered entries and sum results of column b

I have a spread sheet that looks like this Project Well Hours Lewis 1 12 Lewis 2 3 Lewis 1 9 I want to find all the rows that match a user inputed name (in this case 'Lewis'), then add the numbers in column c labeled 'hours', if the sum equals 24 then no problem,...

View Answer   |  Feb 5 2009  10:28 PM GMT
Microsoft Excel, Excel functions, Functions
asked by Ksaep04

  20 pts.

Using Excel 2003: Adding days to a cell that contains both a text and numeric entry.

Can a formula be written that allows days to be added to a cell that contains both text and numeric information? For example, Cell A1 has NAME 1/3/09. I want to add 30 day increments to the 1/3/09 date in adjacent cells. Can it be done? If so. how? Thanks.

View Answer   |  Feb 5 2009  7:37 PM GMT
Excel 2003, Microsoft Excel, Excel formulas
asked by Bpbp

  5 pts.

Excel 2003 - who has shared document open?

If person #1 is editting a workbook and person #2 tries to open it, person #2 will be notified that the document is in use and asked if they want to open it 'read only'. Is there a way to identify 'who' has the document open?

View Answer   |  Feb 4 2009  7:50 PM GMT
Microsoft Excel, Excel 2003
asked by Moker

  15 pts.

What permissions are necessary to allow an SSIS script to read an excel file in a SharePoint Library?

I am developing a datamart to feed Performance Point dashboards/scorecards. To deal with managers who do not have a database source, I will have them submit an excel 2003 file to a SharePoint document library (by email). the excel file will have a consistent format. I am developing an SSIS script...

Answer Question   |  Feb 3 2009  4:57 PM GMT
SharePoint, Business Intelligence, BI
asked by Dannl

  5 pts.

Automatically populate a form based on a match from another worksheet.

Ok, here goes... I have a very large talent management database that is housed in Excel. This database includes information on performance ratings, work history, education, etc. on every employee in the company. I also have a 'Talent Profile' form (also created in Excel) that I give to HR whenever...

View Answer   |  Jan 28 2009  6:18 PM GMT
Microsoft Excel, Excel Database, Excel Forms
asked by Jedski25

  20 pts.

Export Contacts info from Outlook 2007

Can someone suggest the easiest way to export my personal Contact information from Office Outlook 2007? I want to migrate my personal Contact information from office Outlook to my home computer. Early response will be much appreciated as I am leaving office from this Friday (1/30). Thank you.

asked by SbElectric

  1625 pts.

can't open ifs doc

I have an excell spread sheet on the IFS, I have a drive mapped. I can see the spreadsheet (it's small). When I click on it to open it will sit there saying it's downloading but then I get the error "Can't Open File". It has worked in the past this just started happening. Thanks

View Answer   |  Jan 26 2009  9:43 PM GMT
Reading from the IFS, IFS, Microsoft Excel
asked by Johnd01

  30 pts.

Shortening the generation time for a SQL Server 2000 report

I have 516 different functions in SQL Server 2000 that are used for different calculations. These functions will operate on more than a thousand Microsoft Excel files. Each Excel file has 960 rows, and generating the report took over four hours. Is there a way to shorten this?

View Answer   |  Jan 26 2009  7:43 PM GMT
SQL Server Reports, SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Excel
asked by SQL Server Ask the Experts

  2445 pts.

Pivot table error when sourcing data from Access

Pivot table error when sourcing data from Access reads: Invalid bracketing of name 'mdb.'.

asked by LittleKro

  5 pts.

How do I enter a defined variable into a FormulaR1C1 statement?

I’ve defined the variable ‘Year’ as shown below, and I use it a number of times in my script. However, I’d like to use it in the “FormulaR1C1” command as well (shown below). How would I enter the syntax, so that it references my variable 'Year'? Currently I’ve manually entered the...

Answer Question   |  Jan 22 2009  5:49 PM GMT
FormulaR1C1, Microsoft Excel, Excel formulas
asked by Crawjo1

  5 pts.

How to export data from AS/400 into Microsoft Excel

Hi, Plse tell me ,what is the problem. I try to export data from As400 into Excle.I wrote a macro in the excle sheet.I run a progrme it gives error massege ['Excel is not recognized as an internal or external command operable programe or batch file. thanks & best regards, Nadeeshani.

asked by NADEE123

  5 pts.

Problem MS Queries Refresh in excel file located on client network

I am having a problem refreshing the Ms Queries in an excel file located on client network, when connected through vpn. It is showing an error window such as "ODBC Microsoft Access Driver Login Failed" Disk or network error.

Answer Question   |  Jan 20 2009  7:48 AM GMT
Microsoft Excel, Access query, MS Query
asked by Pavin

  5 pts.

I need to up load an excel file to sql server db with vb

I need to upload a excell file to sql server. I made a Stored procedure with the openrowset but if i run de stored procedure works, but embebed in visual basic or in crystal repor an error appears.Somethig about serverliked or server trusted i don't rememeber. does somebody an idea? thanks in...

asked by Xs40

  10 pts.

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