Formula/Macro Question

**ngbbpc** · 10-19-2010, 01:52 PM

I work for a nonprofit and what I am trying to do is create an Excel spreadsheet for tracking Community Service participants. I've been playing around with formulas all morning but I'm not that advanced to be able to figure it all out.

I'm picturing a spreadsheet that I enter in the community service person's name, when they clocked in and out.

If their name is already in the spreadsheet, then it would just add the information to their log and if not, then it would start a new record.

My goal is to be able to enter information into one place, and then have the spreadsheet figure out and keep track of what days community service people worked, and how many hours they worked.

I don't know if it's possible, but I'd like to think it is. If anyone knows if this is something that Excel can do, I'd love some help!

Thanks!

Nathaniel B.
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**royUK** · 10-19-2010, 02:10 PM

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**MarvinP** · 10-19-2010, 02:10 PM

Hi Nathaniel and welcome to the forum.

I believe you want to study Validation Lists. You can keep a list of people who you know and when you try to enter one that is unknown, Excel will complain and you will need to add them.

Here is a site that explains it: http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal01.html

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