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    Summary of "some lines" of text on the last page of a workbook.

    I need two summary sections on the last page (S page), where it lists the text on the pages of a workbook,
    but only items in the D columns, and only when a D, is just left of the test column. (then there
    would be another summary section, for items in the D columns with a M, just left on them.
    See the attachment (Also see my comments in red on page 4, and the last page "S".)

    I also included my old formula (page S), I was using when this workbook was not "multi sheet" (Just one long
    sheet with many pages). It worked fine.

    Can this be done, or something like is, in a "multi page workbook" where a summary can still be done?
    Any help is greatly appreciated. (feel free to change the workbook / add code, as I an a newbie to these
    complex codes and formulas)

    Thanks in Advance.
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    Re: Summary of "some lines" of text on the last page of a workbook.

    Hello and welcome to the forum.

    I fear you are making the same mistake that I see time and time again. You are mixing up the two elements of data capture and final reporting. The two require quite different treatments.

    A lot of people start by designing the form that they expect to see as the final report or which at first glance seems the best way of capturing data, and then wonder why it's so difficult to subsequently analyse and summarise or extract information from it. Yours exhibits all those features.

    You should always capture data in a simple two dimensional table and worry about reporting information from it afterwards. Without exception doing this you will always be able to easily obtain management information. Rarely is this the case if you start the other way round.
    You will also throw open the whole wonderful world of the powerful Pivot table functionality.

    So before you get too far with this I'd create a single sheet database that contains the following columns

    Page # '*
    Section # *
    Sub Section Ref ' e.g Flat, Slight Slope, Front, Sides Back, Comment etc. *
    Overall Condition ' e.g. S, M, NS etc.. *

    I don't fully understand your data and the relationships but hopefully you get the idea.

    The * values could be Validation drop down cells from which you could pick values. The way I normally arrange these things is to have a single data entry row above the database in which the new values are entered, then a button which runs a macro that adds the new record to the database. But that's for later. Let's get the database in place first.
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    Re: Summary of "some lines" of text on the last page of a workbook.

    OK, you have macros running in the background there that make moving around hard. Plus it would help if you could include some sample answers?
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    Re: Summary of "some lines" of text on the last page of a workbook.

    Not sure what your asking
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    Re: Summary of "some lines" of text on the last page of a workbook.

    Who is your question directed to?

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    Re: Summary of "some lines" of text on the last page of a workbook.

    Rich, To give you some context.
    This is a report used in the field with a tablet, there are a lot of just Xed boxes reporting on varies items.
    That part all works fine and is not really any issue. I just need some way of being able to
    "choose" some lines of text in column D of each page, that will appear in a last "summary page".
    Nothing complex, just a summary of some of the text.

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    Re: Summary of "some lines" of text on the last page of a workbook.

    Sorry, You.

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    Re: Summary of "some lines" of text on the last page of a workbook.

    To Rich or FDibbins,
    Are there guys that I could "pay" to help design / write a better workbook?

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    Re: Summary of "some lines" of text on the last page of a workbook.

    We have Commercial Services forum where you can pay to have your question answered.

    Like I asked though, could you provide some samples of what your answer would look like - like adding dummy data to your file?

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    Re: Summary of "some lines" of text on the last page of a workbook.

    Its really just "Text", that will be in columns D of each page.
    That's really all it is no, major "Data", No calculations.
    I just need to be able to make some of the comments of text, (in D colums) show
    up on the last, summary page somewhere.
    The rest of the report is just "checkboxes" that work off of VBA
    (You'll note that almost every column in the workbook has a "hidden column" next to it.
    (When the hidden cell has a "q", in it, the cell to the right just becomes a "clickable
    cell". When "clicked on" VBA puts an X in it. (See workbook) (That all works great)
    I just need a summary section on the last page showing some of the "D" column text entries.
    A cell in the D column (maybe on sheet 4) may say something like
    "~ There is a major safety issue at the heat exchanger on floor one".

    I would want to be able to "check this" somehow to show up on the summary page.
    See my worksheet.

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    Re: Summary of "some lines" of text on the last page of a workbook.

    Here is another "shorter workbook", with may be a better sample of what I need.
    See comments in red.
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