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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Change the Color of a Spreadsheet Cell Based on a Range of Values?

January 29, 2008 Jan 29, 2008 01/29/08
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Hey, Scripting Guy! I need a script that can read all the values in a spreadsheet and then change the background colors of the cells in that spreadsheet based on a range of values. For example, if the value is less than 20 the cell gets colored one color; if the cell is between 20 and 40 it gets colored another color; and so on. How do I do ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Search For Values in an Excel Worksheet?

January 18, 2008 Jan 18, 2008 01/18/08
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use Excel’s Find method to search for values within a worksheet?-- SK Hey, SK. Before we begin today, we have a question for you, and for everyone else out there in Scripting Land. Back when the Scripting Guys first started planning the 2008 Winter Scripting Games (February 15th through March 3rd, right here ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Cut a Row From One Office Excel Spreadsheet and Paste That Row Into Another Spreadsheet?

December 5, 2007 Dec 5, 2007 12/5/07
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I cut a row from an Office Excel spreadsheet and paste it into the first unused row in another Excel spreadsheet?-- NC Hey, NC. We apologize if today’s column feels a little damp; as it turns out, those of us in the Seattle area are experiencing another one of the Puget Sound’s … delightful … shifts in ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Convert a Number to a Date and Then Back in Excel?

October 22, 2007 Oct 22, 2007 10/22/07
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Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a spreadsheet that includes numbers like this: 31738. However, this isn’t supposed to be a number, it’s actually supposed to be a date: 11/22/1986. How can I convert these numbers to dates and then, if needed, convert those dates back to numbers?-- TC Hey, TC. Yes, as a matter of fact it did take the ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Insert New Rows Above the Last Row in an Office Excel Spreadsheet?

October 17, 2007 Oct 17, 2007 10/17/07
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Hey, Scripting Guy! I have an Office Excel spreadsheet in which the last row in the spreadsheet sums all the rows above it. How can I add new rows (and new data) to this spreadsheet, making sure that the last row always sums up all the rows above it?-- AW Hey, AW. By the way, please excuse the mess; at the moment we’re sitting around ...