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email lookup
hi, Is there a way that if I choose a name from a drop down box in one column it will show the appropriate email address in another column? regards, Mark
Checkbox Range Formula
Hello- Is there a formula that will check a box if another range of cells is also all checked? For example, I have a column that has 5 checkboxes in it. I want another cell to also check off as soon as all 5 checkboxes in the column have been checked.
Turn average working days to projected date using WORKDAY()
The basic ask is to calculate a projected due date based on historical data and duration that a certain task takes. So if x, y, and z parameters are checked, it will find the average amount of time (from a different sheet) that those parameters take and then calculate a suggested due date. I want to use WORKDAY(), but am…
Nested IF/AND Help with RYGB Status Balls
I'm trying to accomplish two things: First, for the "Status Visual" column, I'm trying to state the following formula: * If the "Task Finish" is 3 days overdue, and the "Task Status" is not "Complete" the ball should be red. * If the "Task Finish" is 1 day overdue, and the "Task Status" is not "Complete" the ball should be…
Searching a series of columns for blanks
Hey all. I am trying to have a column search a series of columns and return the data from the column that is not blank. I have started with the following: =IF(NOT(ISBLANK([Title:]1)), [Title:]1, [Peer to Peer Program Title]1) Which checks the Title column, and if not blank returns the data from Title: column. If the Title:…
Why is my formula UNPARSEABLE? Is it because of Dropdown Dependency?
It's a long formula - I want to make the number of starts in the "Current Status" column dependent upon the selection in the drop down from the "Contract/Grant Status" column: =IF([Contract/Grant Status:]1 = Submitted, "Empty", IF([Contract/Grant Status:]1 = Assigned, "One", IF([Contract/Grant Status:]1 = ELD Review ODE…
Pulling data from one sheet to another
Hello: In Sheet 1, I have Column A that lists courses to be developed in the next term. There are several rows, but not every row contains a course. Row 1---BUS 123 Row 2---CUL 232 Row 3--- Row 4---DSH 343 Row 5---ENT 111 Row 6--- Row 7--- Row 8---HSM 399 In Sheet 2, I would like to include the list of courses from Sheet 1…
V Lookup-how to change "#No Match" to display different result
Hello, I"m trying to get the VLookup to not display "#No Match" when the search value is not found on the reference sheet. In this case I have the columns as checkboxes, I'd like the instead the blank checkbox or a different error phrase such as "Incomplete" would be fine as well. My last display option would be to leave…
Nested IF, AND, OR/AND
Hi all, New user here. I have different monthly metrics to comply, some are greater than or lower than a value or percentage (i.e. Open tickets beyond due date is LOWER than 10%, Survey results are higher than 70%, Safety observations over 30). I created a column [MEASUREMENT] stating "Higher than" or "Lower than", a…
count if formula help
Was hoping to get some tips on the following use case. I set up a Smartsheet to track all my organization's training accreditations. This includes (student, assigned coach, product course, accreditation level, status, etc.). I want to create a formula that counts the number of open engagements per coach. This will help me…

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I am trying to convert email addresses into a Name field with the employee's First and Last Name, capitalizing the first character of each part of the name and keeping the hyphen in any part of the name that has one. I started with hyphenated first names so taking shmoe_joe-bob@company.com and converting it into Joe-Bob…

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