cmpgeek
07-16-2004, 12:20 PM
hey yall,
This is a really dumb question, but i always feel better if i at least ask if something is possible instead of assuming that it is not...
With that in mind, is there coding that makes it possible to change the names of the columns in Excel - at least sa far as the end user is concerned? Also, is it possible to change the width of the gray bar where the names are located?
i am working on a calendar of sorts, i have a different worksheet for each month, and thought it would cause a lot less confusion if the row number actually coincided with the date... however, i also have to breakdown the different medical services within our hospital that the call covers... each column would indicate a different service (ex: general surgery / urology / OBGYN / Orthopedics / etc...) i was hoping there was a way to "name" the column headings for whatever service will be listed there.
I want Column A to read NEURO when the end-user looks at it - even if when Excel's brain sees the same column, it still sees it as Column A . Is this even possible - or should i say reasonably possible? lol
as with most of my questions, this is paramount to the application doing what i want it to; it is geared toward making things as easy as possible for the end user. Not only do i want the program to be easy for them to use, but considering they will spend a good bit of their day looking at it, i want it to look as simple and uncluttered as possible...
thanks for taking the time to read this...
This is a really dumb question, but i always feel better if i at least ask if something is possible instead of assuming that it is not...
With that in mind, is there coding that makes it possible to change the names of the columns in Excel - at least sa far as the end user is concerned? Also, is it possible to change the width of the gray bar where the names are located?
i am working on a calendar of sorts, i have a different worksheet for each month, and thought it would cause a lot less confusion if the row number actually coincided with the date... however, i also have to breakdown the different medical services within our hospital that the call covers... each column would indicate a different service (ex: general surgery / urology / OBGYN / Orthopedics / etc...) i was hoping there was a way to "name" the column headings for whatever service will be listed there.
I want Column A to read NEURO when the end-user looks at it - even if when Excel's brain sees the same column, it still sees it as Column A . Is this even possible - or should i say reasonably possible? lol
as with most of my questions, this is paramount to the application doing what i want it to; it is geared toward making things as easy as possible for the end user. Not only do i want the program to be easy for them to use, but considering they will spend a good bit of their day looking at it, i want it to look as simple and uncluttered as possible...
thanks for taking the time to read this...