I would like to fill a column cell with an "x" if a range further across that row has any text in it.
Sample spreadsheet
'A' column would fill with "x" if there are any values in it's row from 'C:F' and stay blank if the row (in that range) is blank.
I've tried variations of =IF =ISBLANK for this.
=IF(ISBLANK(C:F),"","x") still placed an X even if the row was blank.
ISBLANK works for a single cell but we do have an alternative:
=if(countblank(C2:F2)=4,"","x")
In addition to pnuts' contribution, an array-enabled solution could be
=ArrayFormula(if(countif(if(C2:F20<>"", row(2:20)), row(2:20)), "x",))
An alternative to the above
=if(LEN(CONCATENATE(A2:F2))>0,"X","")
This grabs all inputs across the row, concatenates them together in one string, counts the length of that combined string, and returns a "X" if it's greater than zero.
This has the advantage that it works if you add more headers (if you extend the range).
The disadvantage is that it would also count whitespaces
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I would like to colour cell C3 red, as the value is less than the next filled cell on row 3 (E3).
You need custom formula in the formatting rules for range C2:W.
And you can use the formula below for green:
=and(not(isblank(C2)),C2>index(filter(D2:$W2,arrayformula(not(isblank(D2:$W2))))),1,1)
And make another conditional formatting rule with the same range and change > accordingly for red.
Note that the equal case does not have formatting in your example.
To understand why, there are a few components at work. I'll give an outline in case OP or any passer-by wants one.
First is how conditional formatting in Google Sheet works. I will be brief here. The range we put in the rule is C2:W. Google Sheet will use the beginning cell in that range as a reference. For C2:W, the 1st cell is C2. In the formula, the cells are read in terms of relative position to that reference cell. So when evaluating formatting for cell C2, it treats the formula as is. But, for example, when evaluating formatting for cell C3, Google Sheet iterates all non-fixed ranges by 1 row. Another example: for D3, all non-fixed ranges are iterated by 1 row and 1 column.
Whenever the formula evaluates to true, the format will be applied -- although that is subject to further formatting if you have subsequent formatting rules which apply to the given cell.
Next are the components of the conditional formula.
not(isblank(C2)) checks for blank cells and makes the whole formula only true when the cell is non-blank.
For filter() usage, please consult official documentation. I will explain how filter() is applied to your example.
In our use, we are trying to rid of empty cells in the range that is on the same row as the cell in question and goes from the next column to column W. (I am using column W because there is no known end column in your image. Please adjust to your application accordingly.) Same row as C2 means row 2. Hence the digit 2 in D2:$W2. No $ sign for row because row index is meant to iterate through our range C2:W in the formatting rule. No $ sign for D because we mean 1 column next to the cell in question and the exact column index should iterate. We fix column W because the end column does not evolve and is thus not meant to iterate. Neglecting this will not particularly change the result in your example. However, it is good to be clear with the meanings.
arrayformula(not(isblank(D2:$W2))) produces a local row array whose cells are true/false that each represents whether the corresponding cell is non-blank. filter() in turn only keeps cells from D2:$W2 for cells in arrayformula(not(isblank(D2:$W2))) that are true.
We only care about the 1st non-blank cell. To retrieve the 1st cell from a (local) array, we use index(...,1,1). (That said, omitting index() also happens to work for the 1st cell in particular because when comparing a single cell with > or < to an array range, only the 1st cell of the array is used.)
Apply a conditional formatting to the range desired (starting from cell C2) using this formula:
=IF(C2="",FALSE,OFFSET(C2,0,AGGREGATE(15,6,(COLUMN(D2:W2)-COLUMN(D2)+1)/(D2:W2<>""),1))>C2)
For example I have 500+ rows of data that is formatted as example:
Hamilton Washington 30 OR 12345
The issue is the last item in the cell is a zip code and I need to copy it into another cell.
The number of items in each cell is not the same so split text leaves it in different columns.
I essentially want the "12345" or last item in the cell since for all of them it will be the zip code.
Thanks
Suppose that your original string data is in A2:A. You could place the following formula in B2 (assuming B2:B is empty first):
=ArrayFormula(IF(A2:A="",,REGEXEXTRACT(A2:A,"\s([\S]+)$")))
This means "If a cell in A2:A is blank, leave the corresponding cell in B2:B blank; otherwise, return the last group of non-spaces that follows a space and ends with the end of the string."
You can try this function below & adjust it to your own setup:
=ARRAYFORMULA(TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(A1:A," ",REPT(" ",10)),10)))
Sample Result:
Reference:
Extract the Last Word In Excel & Google Sheets
TRIM
RIGHT
SUBTITUTE
REPT
i have a sheet along with this question,the formula used in column E2 is : if(and(d2>=0,d2<=2),5. So when the column is blank it gives the value 5 My query is can we left the "E" column blank when there is no value in "D". ??? 5 must displayed only if there score between 0 & 2.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XpdXcWDReB8TGvZ6ocALAilVPLDKzZXvd90YhNos0Io/edit?usp=sharing
Iker. I've added a sheet with two approaches.
If you want to drag the formula, just set an initial IF that rules out blanks like this:
=if(D2="","",if(and(D2>=0,D2<=2),5,if(and(D2>=3,D2<=4),0)))
I placed this into my sheet, E2, and dragged down as you were doing.
However, this is a great example of where array formulas are handy. An array formula can "run" your whole column from just one cell. I placed the following array formula into cell I1 of my sheet:
=ArrayFormula({"POINT";IF(H2:H="","",IF((H2:H>=0)*(H2:H<=2),5,IF((H2:H>=3)*(H2:H<=4),0,"")))})
First, keep in mind that array formulas must have unused space below them in order to fill in results. If you type anything manually below an array formula, inside the range it is trying to work on, you'll get an error. If you do want to put other data below an array formula, just limit the range in the array formula (e.g., change every H2:H to H2:H6 or whatever the end of that data range might be).
ArrayFormula() tells Google Sheets to apply this formula to the entire range in the formula. Since the range in the formula is H2:H, every cell in I2:I will be "reserved" by this array formula.
The curly brackets {} allow us to build another custom array inside the first array.
Since I want a header in I1, I put that header name first in the curly brackets. The semicolon tells the array to put the next part underneath.
The next part may look strange, but it's basically the same as your original formula, except that AND(), OR(), etc., don't work inside arrays. So the logical operators inside arrays are different. In this case, an asterisk * means AND.
The same conditions from your original formula are used here. And if it meets none of those criteria (for instance, if someone entered -1 or 7 or M somewhere in Column H, the last part of the last IF would just assign a blank.
You can use an added IF to your formula
=IF(D2="","", if(and(D2>=0,D2<=2),5,if(and(D2>=3,D2<=4),0)))
Is there a way to delete empty cells in a given range and shift the column up to the desired display as shown below? Closest I came was
=ARRAYFORMULA({A1:C1; TRANSPOSE(SPLIT(TRANSPOSE(QUERY(A2:C,,999^99)), " "))})
which removes empty cells, but splits the first names and surnames into separate cells, which I have not figured out how to avoid. Pfa a made-up sample of current and desired displays:
Current Display
Desired Display
I'm new at this, but I came up with a bit of a brute force method, which may help you.
={
{(A1:C1)};
{FILTER(A2:A100,A2:A100<>"");indirect("N1:N" & 100-counta(A2:A100))},
{FILTER(B2:B100,B2:B100<>"");indirect("N1:N" & 100-counta(B2:B100))},
{FILTER(C2:C100,C2:C100<>"");indirect("N1:N" & 100-counta(C2:C100))}}
Assuming your data block is in columns A1:C100, this formula filters blank cells from each individual column, and then pads each column with blank cells at the bottom, to make the three arrays equal in length/dimension.
Note that in "100-counta(...", the 100 is the expected maximum length of your data column.
This could be calculated, and must be the same for all three columns.
Note also that the first array is horizontal (ends with a semi-colon), followed by the three columns, stacked beside each other (ends with a comma).
Here is a working example.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MGaqqGrkmIliuAzEqxPtdEVZXWPN2K5W7jFFM-ZnwgE/edit?usp=sharing
If I missed something you were trying to achieve, let me know.
Also, I'm sure that there is a more elegant way to do this, or one not requiring the use of a block of "reserved" blank cells, but I couldn't think of that at the moment.
Edit: The formula as follows also works. But you need to remember to set the "100" value to be equal to the number of rows in your data block, since we pad the columns with the necessary number of blanks rows, after removing the blank cells in each column.
={
{(A1:C1)};
{FILTER(A2:A,A2:A<>"");indirect("N1:N" & 100-counta(A2:A))},
{FILTER(B2:B,B2:B<>"");indirect("N1:N" & 100-counta(B2:B))},
{FILTER(C2:C,C2:C<>"");indirect("N1:N" & 100-counta(C2:C))}}
I'm trying to make a Google spreadsheet where I want the sum of the values in the row to appear in the AH cell of that row.
The row would be populated with letters like L or X and I'm using COUNTIF to give value to the alphabet characters.
For example,
=COUNTIF(C4:AG4,"X")*9 + COUNTIF(C4:AG4,"L")*12
How can I write the range such that it looks at cells C through AG from the same row the formula is in rather than change it for every row?
You don't need to change the formula, if you write that formula in one cell and then you drag the little square at the bottom right of the cell, excel will automatically change the row number
Just copy downwards:
As you see, the row index changed to 5 automatically.