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i need a formula that will make sure no cells in the selected area will have the same word in it? ie if i highlighted a section of the table, all names in that table must be different, and if not, i should get a warning
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Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:50
Hello! Welcome, Thanks for choosing Got It Pro-Excel
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:50
Do you have an example of what you need?
User
22/03/2018 - 06:51
i need to assign projects to certain people
User
22/03/2018 - 06:51
so the table would be names down one side and the projects going across
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:51
ok
User
22/03/2018 - 06:52
and i would write the name of whoever is doing that project in the spaces
User
22/03/2018 - 06:52
there are several projects going across (p1 p2 p3 etc)
User
22/03/2018 - 06:52
so the table has four columns
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:53
can you make an example on Document Preview, please?
User
22/03/2018 - 06:53
thats it!! what youve done
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:54
ok
User
22/03/2018 - 06:54
basically if a person is part of one project i dont want them to be a part of another
User
22/03/2018 - 06:54
imagine this on a much larger scale, how can ensure this?
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:54
they can do just one project per time?
User
22/03/2018 - 06:54
yes
User
22/03/2018 - 06:55
is there any formula suitable?
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:55
you can use conditional format
User
22/03/2018 - 06:55
what is that lol
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:55
Do you see option Format?
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:55
on menu
User
22/03/2018 - 06:56
yes
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:56
you click on Conditional Formatation
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:56
or something like that
User
22/03/2018 - 06:56
yhhh
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:57
you want to highlight the name when there are more than 2 projects to this person?
User
22/03/2018 - 06:57
no , when making the table i want to make sure i do not assign more than one task per person
User
22/03/2018 - 06:58
so in a row with ana's name for example. there should only be one cross
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:58
and if you assign more than one task? what should happen in tha table?
User
22/03/2018 - 06:59
there should be a warning or pop up
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:59
as in Maria
User
22/03/2018 - 06:59
when entering the second x
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:59
Can't we highlight the row?
User
22/03/2018 - 06:59
a warning should say it is not possible
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 06:59
Excel doesn't have pop up message
User
22/03/2018 - 07:00
swear it has a warning ting? like cant enter this value type
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 07:00
and warning, as a message too
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 07:00
hold on a sec, please
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 07:03
what you are asking, as a pop up is only possible with VBA but we do not help with VBA here
User
22/03/2018 - 07:04
ohhh dont worry then lol thank you anyway
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 07:04
Cant be a color message?
Excelchat Expert
22/03/2018 - 07:05
If there is a warning, then you can color the row with another color to call attention
