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How do I insert a pop-up box to alert me when numbers are wrong?
I would like to have a box pop-up to alert me when two numbers in my
spreadsheet do not match. Can somebody please let me know how this is done? If that is not possible, I would like to insert a box control that when it is clicked and the numbers do not match, it will colour them to alert me. Cheers |
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How do I insert a pop-up box to alert me when numbers are wrong?
Why not use conditional formatting?
Use a format of: =a1a2 and color it, say, red The cells which don't match will be highlighted in red Regards, Fred "Mallymoo" wrote in message ... I would like to have a box pop-up to alert me when two numbers in my spreadsheet do not match. Can somebody please let me know how this is done? If that is not possible, I would like to insert a box control that when it is clicked and the numbers do not match, it will colour them to alert me. Cheers |
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How do I insert a pop-up box to alert me when numbers are wrong?
Pop-up messages would involve VBA code.
Without code you could use Condtional Fomatting to color the cells when not equal. Assuming we're dealing with A1 and A2 Select A1 and FormatCFCell Value is: not equal to =A2 Format to a color. Select A2 and FormatCFCell Value is: not equal to: =A1 Format to same color. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:20:01 -0800, Mallymoo wrote: I would like to have a box pop-up to alert me when two numbers in my spreadsheet do not match. Can somebody please let me know how this is done? If that is not possible, I would like to insert a box control that when it is clicked and the numbers do not match, it will colour them to alert me. Cheers |
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How do I insert a pop-up box to alert me when numbers are wrong?
I'd just use a cell that's in a prominent location.
And put a formula like: =if('sheet 88'!a1='sheet 99'!a1,"","Two cells don't match message here!") Format the cell in nice big bold red letters. Mallymoo wrote: I would like to have a box pop-up to alert me when two numbers in my spreadsheet do not match. Can somebody please let me know how this is done? If that is not possible, I would like to insert a box control that when it is clicked and the numbers do not match, it will colour them to alert me. Cheers -- Dave Peterson |
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How do I insert a pop-up box to alert me when numbers are wrong?
With a bit of further thought, I wouldn't allow the users to mess up.
I'd just use a single cell and then the second cell (if I absolutely needed to have two for some reason) would be: =if('sheet 777'!a1="","",'sheet 777'!a1) Try not to give me (the user) a chance to screw up--and I'll screw up less. Mallymoo wrote: I would like to have a box pop-up to alert me when two numbers in my spreadsheet do not match. Can somebody please let me know how this is done? If that is not possible, I would like to insert a box control that when it is clicked and the numbers do not match, it will colour them to alert me. Cheers -- Dave Peterson |
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