Help with lookup or if functions

[tsammons]

OK - I have about 15 different cells which contain numerical values. If any of the cells are outside of the ranges I have set up with validation, then I would like a text phrase to appear at the bottom of the document.

I can use the "if" function to program the text phrase to appear, but it only works with up to seven of the cells. Someone indicated that the lookup function may work, but I can't seem to get it to.

Any ideas? See below for more info.

Value Range
1 0-1
2 0-2
3 0-1
4 0-8
5 0-2
6 0-2
7 0-1
8 0-9
9 0-3
10 0-7

In this example, since # 3 is outside of the spec. range, I would like to enter the text "Out of Range" at the bottom of the worksheet. The "out of range" needs to be entered if ANY of the values are outside of the spec. range.

Any help is GREATLY appreciated.

[Bob Phillips]

You could use Data Validation on column A with a Custom formula of

=AND(A2>=--LEFT(B2,FIND("-",B2)-1),A2<=--MID(B2,FIND("-",B2)+1,7))

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HTH

RP
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>
> OK - I have about 15 different cells which contain numerical values. If
> any of the cells are outside of the ranges I have set up with
> validation, then I would like a text phrase to appear at the bottom of
> the document.
>
> I can use the "if" function to program the text phrase to appear, but
> it only works with up to seven of the cells. Someone indicated that
> the lookup function may work, but I can't seem to get it to.
>
> Any ideas? See below for more info.
>
> Value Range
> 1 0-1
> 2 0-2
> 3 0-1
> 4 0-8
> 5 0-2
> 6 0-2
> 7 0-1
> 8 0-9
> 9 0-3
> 10 0-7
>
> In this example, since # 3 is outside of the spec. range, I would like
> to enter the text "Out of Range" at the bottom of the worksheet. The
> "out of range" needs to be entered if ANY of the values are outside of
> the spec. range.
>
> Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
>
>
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[tsammons]

I simplified the spreadsheet -

The cells that contain the actual values are not even in the same column or row - they are spread out throughout the entire worksheet.