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Adding hours and minutes
Hello All, I am new to SS and am trying to figure out how to add these hours and minutes for the year (there will be more added each week). I have found some posts saying this is not possible but they are from last year. Has anyone mastered this issue? [**Malformed image removed by moderator**]
Yet another RYG Balls Question
Hi all, Can someone either let me know or point in the direction of a post that would assist me in solving for the following. I am trying to create a formula that would: * Return red ball if date in a column titled "Last contacted" contains a date that is 30 days or over. * Return a yellow ball if the same column has a…
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I have one column with a person's first name, then I have another column that I want to be just the first initial of the previous column's first person's name. Instead of typing in the first initial every time, I want to know if there is a formula I can put in the initial column??
How to make formulas work on top of a sheet if new entries are coming on the bottom of the sheet via
Hi All I am really stuck with this as I need to amend my fomulas manually every time I have a new entry. Whenever there is a new entry ( via Web-form) I need to change the formula to include the new row instead of helping me with automation it has created extra work for me. Did any of you faced a similar problem? What…
Conditional Formatting or Formula
Good Day All: I am trying to use Greater Than Conditional Formatting for two columns. However, Conditional Formatting does not allow you to select 2 columns. Perhaps, I have to use a formula? Here is what I would like to do: If % Complete (Planned) is Greater than % Complete (Actual), then Red If % Complete (Planned) is…
Date Calculation \ Automated based upon cell value
Good day Everyone: I have a field set up with automated current date, that is used to calcuate\count the # of days of task duration based on current date and task start date. trying to figure out a way to have Actual duration stop counting once the “Sate” of that task.. reflects “Completed”. Or Actual Duration stops…
Flagging when deadline is within 14 days
Hello, To start - I'm not great at formulas, to be honest. I have my SS set up that when the deadline is within 14 days, the date will turn red. When that happens, I'd also like to have my red flag checked. What is the formula for this? Can anyone help me out? Thanks!!
Automate Harvey ball color based on multiple variables
I'm not sure if what I want to do is feasible or not so please let me know if I'm going off the deep end. I would like to have a Harvey ball change color based on several criteria/variables to show likelihood the task will, or won't be, completed on time. Has anyone made a formula that will show a red Harvey ball if the…
Multiple reference Formula
Greetings: Trying to create a formula that tracks task duration displayed by "symbol" in conjunction with another condition of the task:... complete, or not started. I was able to get the symbols to show up properly based on calculated duration. However, the bottleneck is related to the formula not picking up a symbol…
Formula Help
Hello Everyone, I am looking for a formula that will place a number in column B if Column A has a check box that is checked. Thanks in advance.

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