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I can provide help with most all EXCEL questions and most all questions about writing EXCEL macros. I have been developing macros for about 10 years in EXCEL and have switched to it from Lotus 1-2-3 after about 10 years of writing macros in it. Typically, I will not write a macro for you unless it is very short because of all the details a macro has to know about to work every time and all the time are rarely provided. If I am not given ALL the details, circumstances, and situations then a "good" macro can not be written. Please understand that I do not know it all and will be the first to say so. As politely as possible, I don't write macros for people on this site who need one, want one, seem to imply that they need one, and/or seem to think I am expected to write one UNLESS they are very short, quick, and simple. 99% of all macros are more involved than what you think and rarely am I provided with enough specific and complete details to have the code work the first time and every time. This typically means too many follow-up emails, and subsequent macro changes due to lack of specific details, just to get those details so that the macro would work, all of which is on my own free time. The voice of experience from responding to many questions from people who ask me to write a macro for them from this site tells me this. I don't mean to come across as unhelpful but macros are usually very specific and without ALL of the specifics the macro I would write will not address all of your needs and the layout, location, formatting, conditions, etc. of your data and any related files the macro would have to work with. What seems like a simple task to you is almost always more involved than what you think to have the macro ALWAYS work in EVERY situation. If you have a macro you have already written and have a question about it then perhaps I could help with that. I am sure and hope you can and do understand.

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2009-11-06 Auto date change when changes have been made to spreadsheet:

All of those are impossible for me to answer since I don't know how PC literate you are, how fast you understand new topics, how proficient you are in EXCEL, etc. It could take you a weekend of learning

2009-11-06 Sorting in Excel protected sheet:

"...If Excel doesn't allow protected documents to be sorted, why give the option - list of boxes next to functions?..." Don't know, I did not write the program (EXCEL), you would have to ask MS that

2009-11-06 Auto date change when changes have been made to spreadsheet:

Yes you will need to write a macro. The macro will need to know WHICH cells to look at to see if data has changed and therefore you will have know those cells too so that the code can be written to look

2009-11-06 Auto date columb B:

Yes, there is a way. Assuming you meant to ask how to do it instead of just asking if there is a way then you will have to write a macro. But, you can't have it both ways. EXCEL can check column B (I

2009-11-04 Validation list and Lookups:

Do you have a range name called TABLE? I did not read the entire post but the formula seems to use a range name called TABLE and the link should have indicated that you needed to do that. Perhaps that

 

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