How to create a list of field trips attended

[pniven12]

Hi - I'm a Gifted Education teacher that takes small groups of students on a ton of different field trips throughout the school year. Not all of the kids attend all of the trips.

At the end of the year, I'd like to create a list for each individual student of the field trips they attended for the year. Short of copying and pasting, is there an easier way?
I was thinking if I could use a drop down list that contained all of the field trips and another that contained the students, I would select one student, then select only the trips they attended, in the end creating a list of the students name and the trips attended so I can print out.

Currently I have the kids names in Cells A3-A30, the trips in D1-DF1, and a "1" in the cell if that student attended that trip. Hope this makes sense......

 

[Eric W]

Welcome to the forum.

If I understand correctly, your main sheet looks like this:

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K
1	Name			Zoo	Marine Park	Hiking	Stock Market	Computer Lab	ISS	Sealab
2
3	Andy			1	1	1	1	1		1
4	Beth			1	1				1
5	Cal			1	1	1
6	Dawn						1		1
7	Eric			1		1		1	1
8	Felice				1		1			1
9	Gary			1				1	1
10	Halle				1	1	1		1	1
11
12

<tbody>
</tbody>

Sheet1​

If so, you can set up a second sheet like this:

	A	B	C
1	Name		Trips taken
2	Halle		Marine Park
3			Hiking
4			Stock Market
5			ISS
6			Sealab
7

<tbody>
</tbody>

Sheet2​

Array Formulas Cell Formula C2 {=IF(C1="","",IFERROR(INDEX(Sheet1!$1:$1,SMALL(IF(OFFSET(Sheet1!$D$1:$DF$1,MATCH($A$2,Sheet1!$A$1:$A$30,0)-1,0)=1,COLUMN($D$1:$DF$1)),ROWS($C$2:$C2))),""))} <tbody> </tbody> Entered with Ctrl+Shift+Enter. If entered correctly, Excel will surround with curly braces {}. Note: Do not try and enter the {} manually yourself

<tbody>
</tbody>

In A2, set up a Data Validation set to List, with Source =Sheet1!$A$3:$A$30
Then you can select the student you want.

Put the heading in C1, then put the formula in C2, and confirm it with Control+Shift+Enter. Then copy that cell and paste it down the column as far as needed. Then all you have to do is select the student you want in A2 and the list will automatically populate in column C. Then print off that sheet and you're done.

Let me know if this is what you're looking for.

On further reflection, you could also create a macro that prints out the list automatically for all 30 students. If that's of interest, let me know.

 

[pniven12]

Welcome to the forum.

If I understand correctly, your main sheet looks like this:

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K
1	Name			Zoo	Marine Park	Hiking	Stock Market	Computer Lab	ISS	Sealab
2
3	Andy			1	1	1	1	1		1
4	Beth			1	1				1
5	Cal			1	1	1
6	Dawn						1		1
7	Eric			1		1		1	1
8	Felice				1		1			1
9	Gary			1				1	1
10	Halle				1	1	1		1	1
11
12

<tbody>
</tbody>

Sheet1​

If so, you can set up a second sheet like this:

	A	B	C
1	Name		Trips taken
2	Halle		Marine Park
3			Hiking
4			Stock Market
5			ISS
6			Sealab
7

<tbody>
</tbody>

Sheet2​

Array Formulas Cell Formula C2 {=IF(C1="","",IFERROR(INDEX(Sheet1!$1:$1,SMALL(IF(OFFSET(Sheet1!$D$1:$DF$1,MATCH($A$2,Sheet1!$A$1:$A$30,0)-1,0)=1,COLUMN($D$1:$DF$1)),ROWS($C$2:$C2))),""))} <tbody> </tbody> Entered with Ctrl+Shift+Enter. If entered correctly, Excel will surround with curly braces {}. Note: Do not try and enter the {} manually yourself

<tbody>
</tbody>

In A2, set up a Data Validation set to List, with Source =Sheet1!$A$3:$A$30
Then you can select the student you want.

Put the heading in C1, then put the formula in C2, and confirm it with Control+Shift+Enter. Then copy that cell and paste it down the column as far as needed. Then all you have to do is select the student you want in A2 and the list will automatically populate in column C. Then print off that sheet and you're done.

Let me know if this is what you're looking for.

On further reflection, you could also create a macro that prints out the list automatically for all 30 students. If that's of interest, let me know.

 

[pniven12]

Eric - THANK YOU SO MUCH! It's working like a charm! As for printing, I was just going to file, print. Everything fits onto one page for each of the kids.
Would it be difficult to create a registration list of those that signed up? I would imagine I would have the data validation set for the names. And then would need a list of the trips so that I have an attendance list the day of the trip....Maybe I'll stick to the way its set up now. I don't want to be a pain!

Thanks again! Your're awesome!

 

[Eric W]

I'm glad it works for you!

Adding a registration list is just a matter of looking along the other axis. Set up another sheet like this:

Excel 2012
	A	B	C
1	Trip		Enrollees
2	ISS		Beth
3			Dawn
4			Eric
5			Gary
6			Halle
7
Sheet2

Cell Formulas
Range	Formula
C2	{=IF(C1="","",IFERROR(INDEX(Sheet1!$A:$A,SMALL(IF(OFFSET(Sheet1!$D$3:$D$30,0,MATCH($A$2,Sheet1!$D$1:$DF$1,0)-1)=1,ROW($A$3:$A$30)),ROWS($C$2:$C2))),""))}
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to enter array formulas.

Set up Data Validation in A2 set to =Sheet1!$D1:$DF1. Then put the new formula in C2 confirmed with Control+Shift+Enter.

Good luck!