Comments on: Sorting a list of items in random order in excel – using formulas http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/09/23/sort-in-random-order-excel-formulas/ Fresh Excel Tips, Tricks, Charts, Tutorials, Downloads, Dashboards and Visualization Showcase for your Inspiration and Productivity Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:42:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Prime number or not - using excel array formulas | Learn Excel | Pointy Haired Dilbert: Charting & Excel Tips - Chandoo.org http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/09/23/sort-in-random-order-excel-formulas/#comment-64294 Prime number or not - using excel array formulas | Learn Excel | Pointy Haired Dilbert: Charting & Excel Tips - Chandoo.org Fri, 29 May 2009 18:52:57 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=1337#comment-64294 [...] Shuffle a list of values in excel using random numbers [...] [...] Shuffle a list of values in excel using random numbers [...]

]]> By: Deal or No Deal - Download and Play in Excel - Popular TV Game Show | Pointy Haired Dilbert - Chandoo.org http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/09/23/sort-in-random-order-excel-formulas/#comment-24048 Deal or No Deal - Download and Play in Excel - Popular TV Game Show | Pointy Haired Dilbert - Chandoo.org Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:16:12 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=1337#comment-24048 [...] If you would like to randomize the suitcase - value assignments, just set “Play game?” to “No” and excel shuffles the values for you. (How to shuffle a list of values in excel using formulas?) [...] [...] If you would like to randomize the suitcase – value assignments, just set “Play game?” to “No” and excel shuffles the values for you. (How to shuffle a list of values in excel using formulas?) [...]

]]> By: Chandoo http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/09/23/sort-in-random-order-excel-formulas/#comment-23376 Chandoo Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:29:59 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=1337#comment-23376 @Shilpa... you can use sumif() formula to do this. First next to the codes insert a blank column and fill it with the formula to fetch the 3rd digit of the code. you can use mid(code,3,1) to do this. Then you can use sumif() on this column and values column to conditionally sum values when the code is 1 and 2. Read more on sumif() here: http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/06/09/what-the-if-learn-6-cool-things-you-can-do-with-excel-if-functions/ @Shilpa… you can use sumif() formula to do this.

First next to the codes insert a blank column and fill it with the formula to fetch the 3rd digit of the code. you can use mid(code,3,1) to do this.

Then you can use sumif() on this column and values column to conditionally sum values when the code is 1 and 2.

Read more on sumif() here: http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/06/09/what-the-if-learn-6-cool-things-you-can-do-with-excel-if-functions/

]]> By: shilpa http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/09/23/sort-in-random-order-excel-formulas/#comment-23344 shilpa Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:59:22 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=1337#comment-23344 I Have the list of codes which are of 9 digits each and values of that codes, now I wish to make the sum of all those values against codes having "1" or "2" as its 3rd digit out of nine. please help me in this regard. will using if formula help? I Have the list of codes which are of 9 digits each and values of that codes, now I wish to make the sum of all those values against codes having “1″ or “2″ as its 3rd digit out of nine. please help me in this regard. will using if formula help?

]]> By: Chandoo http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/09/23/sort-in-random-order-excel-formulas/#comment-23330 Chandoo Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:52:19 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=1337#comment-23330 @JR ... Yeah, the SORT(), UNIQUE() and FILTER() are pretty powerful functions and I use them to speed up work whenever I can. I wish MS would add these as basic functions in the spreadsheet and use continue() mechanism to handle arrays instead of those complex array formulas. @JR … Yeah, the SORT(), UNIQUE() and FILTER() are pretty powerful functions and I use them to speed up work whenever I can. I wish MS would add these as basic functions in the spreadsheet and use continue() mechanism to handle arrays instead of those complex array formulas.

]]> By: JR http://chandoo.org/wp/2008/09/23/sort-in-random-order-excel-formulas/#comment-23325 JR Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:47:13 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=1337#comment-23325 Have you tried the =Sort() function in Google spreadsheets? I know, believe me, how much fun it is to use all sorts of cool combinations of functions to achieve these little tasks - but Sort() doesn't take away that fun - it just adds another tool to the box ... and then check out Unique() and Filter().... Can't wait to see what you do with those ;) Have you tried the =Sort() function in Google spreadsheets?
I know, believe me, how much fun it is to use all sorts of cool combinations of functions to achieve these little tasks – but Sort() doesn’t take away that fun – it just adds another tool to the box … and then check out Unique() and Filter()…. Can’t wait to see what you do with those ;)

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