Cell format

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mastachaah Posts 2 Registration date Sunday March 15, 2015 Status Member Last seen March 17, 2015 - Mar 16, 2015 at 02:25 AM
MaxStart Posts 339 Registration date Tuesday March 3, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen July 3, 2015 - Mar 17, 2015 at 12:13 PM
Hi Guys,

I'm new here, I have a very limited knowledge about excel. My superior has asked me to do some sort of Advanced Cell Formatting in our performance Form with regards to the Cell formatting. I want create a function that can set a format for a cell based on the input from the dropdown list.

Example:-

If...
at cell(C1): I choose % then automatically at cell(d1): the format cell will set to percentage,%

If..
at cell(C1): I choose RM then automatically at cell(d1): the format cell will set to Accounting,RM

If..
at cell(C1): I choose Date then automatically at cell(d1): the format cell will set to percentage,Date

Please help me..

Regards,
Syafiq
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MaxStart Posts 339 Registration date Tuesday March 3, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen July 3, 2015 69
Mar 16, 2015 at 10:23 PM
OK, the answer to your issue is Conditional formatting
I've made an example for you
Cell A1 will contain the drop-down list witch contains the following
%
RM
Date

now Cell B1 will change format according to cell A1 value
just write anything in cell B1 to see resauts

1- go to Conditional formatting and choose new rule

2- now you need to select the drop-down litst cell entering the following formula
=$A$1="%"
3- now go to the format button and choose the percentage format and maybe change the fill color for differentiation.

4- click ok.
5- repeat steps from 1 to 4 for each value in the drop-down list just change the conditions accordingly
=$A$1="%"
=$A$1="RM"
=$A$1="Date"

6- now go to conditional formatting and choose manage rules


7- change the targeting rules accordingly



this should work just fine.
feed us back if it woks for you.
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mastachaah Posts 2 Registration date Sunday March 15, 2015 Status Member Last seen March 17, 2015
Mar 17, 2015 at 11:37 AM
Wow!!! Wonderful.. Thank you MaxStart!! You Rock!! Just a little problem here.. When I choose %.. The entered value appeared with extra two zeros (00). Why is it like that? Can it just add only the percentage not the extras zeros?
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MaxStart Posts 339 Registration date Tuesday March 3, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen July 3, 2015 69
Mar 17, 2015 at 12:13 PM


just make thee Decimal places = 0
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