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Help with Excel and possible if statement

  • 13-12-2009 1:52pm
    #1
    Economic
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭


    HI,

    I'd be greatful if someone could guide me here.

    I'm setting up a spreadsheet and in the spreadsheet I have a list of options from a dropdown menu. I want a value to appear in the next colum which corresponds with the value choosen from the dropdown.

    So as an example If I was to choose ENG PREM 09 from dropdown menu the column beside it would then equal MAN U. MAN U would be taken from a list beside where I would be I have the date for the drop down list.

    The spreadsheet itself actually holds figures so what I want to happen is that if I choose something from the dropdown list it brings up a figure in the next column and then it then multiplies itself by a figure next to it to give me a total.

    This is probably not that clear but I hope someone understands and can help me.


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  • #2
    homer911
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,139 ✭✭✭homer911


    How many options do you have in the drop down list? If its only 2 or 3, then you could use a simple nested if statement. Any more than that and I would use vlookup.

    You could actually link the validation list as the key column on the vlookup and have the whole lot in one place...


  • #3
    Kevster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭Kevster


    When an option is selected from a drop-down list, it's just recorded as a standard string in the cell, isn't it? The normal ifstatemrnt should therefore work. Like, if the drop-down list is held in the D3 cell, then do this:

    =IF(D3="Option1", "Option1 was selected", "not selected")


  • #4
    Economic
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭Economic


    I got the vlookup to work for me, thanks for that.

    Now I've another problem!!

    When a certain option is selected in the drop down I want it to equal the value given in the box above. Not a great explanation!

    say my options in the drop down are a b and c. a= 1 b= 2 and I want c to equal either a or b depending which one I choose.

    the vlookup formula I am using is:
    =VLOOKUP(D39,AG$9:AH$85,2,FALSE)


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