cell reads as label but returns a value

[spydor]

How do you have a cell read on the spread as a lable (using the label
in a drop-down list) and when selected, the cell will return a constant
value? The cell might read: "Red Widget" but it would return a value
of say: 257. Got any ideas on this one....

Thanks...
Spydor

 

[Ken Johnson]

Hi spydor,
Is this what you mean?

http://hanjohn.customer.netspace.net.au/Widget test.xls

I've named A1:A20 Work_Area and AA1:AB6 Data_Area.
Work_Area has Data Validation which is the list of Values in AA1:AA6 ie
different coloured Widgets. The required Widget constants are in
AB1:AB6.
The Sheet1 module has the Sheet_Change Sub which first checks that the
change occurred in the Work_Area and then goes on the change the Target
cell value to the appropriate widget constant via the VLookUp worksheet
function.
Ken Johnson

 

[Guest]

Hi,
It is better to use a Userform Utility than have objects imbedded into the
worksheet.
send me a sample sheet of your project. No info is shared with any person,
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