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    HELP - MS Excel

    Hopefully the collective will have an answer to my problem...

    I have lots of raw data in lots of columns. Some of it I want to convert to percentages, but after I do so, I'd like to copy these columns of percentage data into another worksheet...without the original equasion that was used to create the percentage information.

    Is there any way I can convert equasions that are used to display data into raw numbers? Like if I have a column E that shows percentages, but these percentages have an equasion associated with them due to dividing column D into column C.....and I want to copy just column E into another worksheet but want to make sure my percentages show up without having to copy the other columns as well?

    Much Thanks!!!
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    Sounds like a job for copy, then paste special from edit menu and then choose the 'Values and number formats' radio selector.

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    damn, mmcpheet beat me to it....

    Paste Special..... then values..Done!
    Last edited by soulman978; 05-30-2008 at 04:06 PM. Reason: edited for being too slow

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    Dammit, they both beat me to it!

    And...Tech Talk Jong! (kidding honey)

    PS I now think it's a crime they make people use Excel after getting exposed to JMP.

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    I did not get that you wanted to paste the info

    You want a cell on one sheet to = the value of a cell on another sheet that has an underlying formula, Correct?

    Value of D1 auto populated into C1 on sheet 2?

    Its pretty easy, you create a formula (Rule) in cell C1 that just says = D1

    If you can't figure out how to do that I will open up Excel and figure it out for ya

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    Last edited by MTT; 05-30-2008 at 05:05 PM.

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    Hmm. She was Mrs Excel when I knew her.
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    Thanks mmcpheet, soulman!

    Lego, see you soon, have a safe drive.

    PS That prednisone for the p.o. is kicking in...I feel like I should go on a really long, hard bike ride, considering it's roids and all.

    Edit - MTT - that's another good way, I didn't think of that. I'll try the copy paste special option first...then create a rule (you just create a new column and say =D1 and then drag that down for all values, right?)

    Cliff - haha.
    Last edited by divegirl; 05-30-2008 at 05:33 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by divegirl View Post
    Thanks mmcpheet, soulman!

    Lego, see you soon, have a safe drive.

    PS That prednisone for the p.o. is kicking in...I feel like I should go on a really long, hard bike ride, considering it's roids and all.

    Edit - MTT - that's another good way, I didn't think of that. I'll try the copy paste special option first...then create a rule (you just create a new column and say =D1 and then drag that down for all values, right?)

    IF the original values are going to change, then use the =D1 formula.
    That way, as the values in the original sheet change, the new spreadsheet will reflect those changes automitically.

    IF you are just looking at a snapshot, then Copy/Paste Special will be fine.
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    Excellent. Thank you, TomK.
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    Quote Originally Posted by divegirl View Post
    PS That prednisone for the p.o. is kicking in...I feel like I should go on a really long, hard bike ride, considering it's roids and all.
    Wrong type of roids with the opposite effect. Be careful. And this was a pretty basic MS Excel question
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    Quote Originally Posted by runethechamp View Post
    And this was a pretty basic MS Excel question
    Oh, I know...I'm laughing at myself! Considering I know how to do things on excel that are far, far more complicated. Ha!
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    Quote Originally Posted by runethechamp View Post
    Wrong type of roids with the opposite effect. Be careful.
    True, beware of emotions when you are on these. Hopefully you will not be on these long.

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    Quote Originally Posted by divegirl View Post
    Excellent. Thank you, TomK.
    You're welcome.
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    Good runs when you get them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by divegirl View Post
    Hopefully the collective will have an answer to my problem...

    Get a mac.
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    What is an equasion? Is it something specific to xcel or part of that new math I heard about?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elkhound Odin View Post
    What is an equasion? Is it something specific to xcel or part of that new math I heard about?
    Not new math. New spelling.
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