Re: [users] Compacting some cells in a different column

2009-10-27 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
My guess is that there is a possibility to write a formula that would be in column D, and maybe also in column E, that would copy and paste the data into columns D and E when there is a name both columns B and C. This would make the copy and paste automatic instead of manually copying and pasting.

Re: [users] Compacting some cells in a different column

2009-10-27 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Johnny, you are correct that sorting does "compact" columns D and E. The problem still remains how to get the data out of columns A and B into columns D and E. If it is not possible to get the data out of columns A and B, then it is a help knowing that columns D and E can be "compacted by doing a

Re: [users] Compacting some cells in a different column

2009-10-27 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
Well, the simple answer would probably be to sort columns D and E. Johnny Rosenberg 2009/10/26 Walter Hildebrandt : > My question is, how can I do the following? > > There are 200 rows involved.  The following explains the question. > > Cell A1 has the number 1 in it, cell A2 has 2 in it, cell A

[users] Compacting some cells in a different column

2009-10-26 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
My question is, how can I do the following? There are 200 rows involved. The following explains the question. Cell A1 has the number 1 in it, cell A2 has 2 in it, cell A3 has 3, cell A4 has 4 Cells B1 has the name name1 in it, cell B2 has name2 in it, cell B3 has name3, cell B4 has name4 Cell