I have a table with one of the columns having a drop down list with 9 options. The drop down list takes it's options from a list elsewhere in the spreadsheet, as standard.
I understand how conditional formatting data bars works, using numbers in a range and filling out the bar based on the values. However, I want to have some magic done where it's not just values - but if I have to have values somewhere (and hide them away) then I will.
My list is the following:
<colgroup><col width="75" style="width:56pt"> </colgroup><tbody>
</tbody>
And so I would like the data bars to correspond to each word, where 'not scanned' is 0% through to 'Paid' is 100%, 'Not Paid' and 'Denied' sit at 90%. So that when each option is chosen from the drop down list the correct data bar is shown over it.
Would this be possible? Could you assign each word in that list a value (I wouldn't know how to do that) and therefore use conditional formatting to provide data bars that way?
I also then wouldn't be totally sure how to apply the conditional formatting to make the data bars appear dependant on which option is chosen.
Bit of a ramble, but if you can get through it and offer some help that would be great! In essence, data bars to be dependant on text....
I understand how conditional formatting data bars works, using numbers in a range and filling out the bar based on the values. However, I want to have some magic done where it's not just values - but if I have to have values somewhere (and hide them away) then I will.
My list is the following:
| Not scanned |
| Scanned |
| Ready |
| Submitted |
| Processed |
| Approved |
| Paid |
| Not Paid |
| Denied |
<colgroup><col width="75" style="width:56pt"> </colgroup><tbody>
</tbody>
And so I would like the data bars to correspond to each word, where 'not scanned' is 0% through to 'Paid' is 100%, 'Not Paid' and 'Denied' sit at 90%. So that when each option is chosen from the drop down list the correct data bar is shown over it.
Would this be possible? Could you assign each word in that list a value (I wouldn't know how to do that) and therefore use conditional formatting to provide data bars that way?
I also then wouldn't be totally sure how to apply the conditional formatting to make the data bars appear dependant on which option is chosen.
Bit of a ramble, but if you can get through it and offer some help that would be great! In essence, data bars to be dependant on text....
