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Sorting multiple sheets
I have a simple workbook containing 3 (at this time) sheets. One with Employee information, such as name, address, phone #, etc. The second sheet is an attendance sheet, using the names from the first sheet, (The names on the second and thrid sheets are linked to the names on the first sheet using the formula =names!B3, =names!B4, etc) and simply having X's or some other letter code (like 'A' for absent) in the cells to the right of the persons name. The third sheet is a training sheet, using the names from the first sheet and then a date for whenever that person was trained in whatever function. All the sheets have header rows. My problem is this: If I sort the first sheet to keep things in alphabetical order, it will sort the names on the second and third sheets, alphabetizing them, but the information to the right of the names on the second and third sheets remains the same. I want to somehow be able to sort all 3 sheets, so the names alphabetize, and any information associated with those names will remain with those names. Ive tried searching this site for something similar, but have had no luck. Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. Drew PS. I posted this once already, but It did not show up. I apologize if this gets double-posted. -- DrewM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DrewM's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=15459 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=270501 |
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I think you're doomed to misery if you use =names!b3 in your cells and then
sort. But maybe you can pick out a nice key column. (maybe the name--if there are no duplicates--maybe some student ID????). Put that in column A of all the sheets. Then you can use =vlookup() to return columns from any of the sheets to any of the cells. Debra Dalgleish has nice instructions at: http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions02.html DrewM wrote: I have a simple workbook containing 3 (at this time) sheets. One with Employee information, such as name, address, phone #, etc. The second sheet is an attendance sheet, using the names from the first sheet, (The names on the second and thrid sheets are linked to the names on the first sheet using the formula =names!B3, =names!B4, etc) and simply having X's or some other letter code (like 'A' for absent) in the cells to the right of the persons name. The third sheet is a training sheet, using the names from the first sheet and then a date for whenever that person was trained in whatever function. All the sheets have header rows. My problem is this: If I sort the first sheet to keep things in alphabetical order, it will sort the names on the second and third sheets, alphabetizing them, but the information to the right of the names on the second and third sheets remains the same. I want to somehow be able to sort all 3 sheets, so the names alphabetize, and any information associated with those names will remain with those names. Ive tried searching this site for something similar, but have had no luck. Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. Drew PS. I posted this once already, but It did not show up. I apologize if this gets double-posted. -- DrewM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DrewM's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=15459 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=270501 -- Dave Peterson |
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