How to Make Decimal Places Automatic

[Cansa]

Is there a way to have the number of decimal places in a list of cells automatically generate depending on the number of decimal places given in another cell? It's a difficult question to explain but attached is a document showing what i would need...can the cells J8:M8 automatically generate the same number of decimal places as cell C8, and this would need to generate in the same way for every row after . The number of decimal places are dependant on the number given in column C...
Inspection Report - Formatting Project Master Copy.xlsx
Regards,
Cansa

[Jakobshavn]

It can be done with a a macro. Are you o.k. with macros?

[Cansa]

I am a-okay with Macros

Cansa

[Jakobshavn]

Install the following event macro in the worksheet code area:

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You need to:

1. select a cell in column C
2. set the format
3. enter a value

Because it is worksheet code, it is very easy to install and automatic to use:

1. right-click the tab name near the bottom of the Excel window
2. select View Code - this brings up a VBE window
3. paste the stuff in and close the VBE window

If you have any concerns, first try it on a trial worksheet.

If you save the workbook, the macro will be saved with it.


To remove the macro:

1. bring up the VBE windows as above
2. clear the code out
3. close the VBE window

To learn more about macros in general, see:

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

To learn more about Event Macros (worksheet code), see:

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/event.htm

[Cansa]

Thank you Gary's Student, I am more and more amazed with what macros can do and your help was great!

Cansa

[Jakobshavn]

Thanks for the feedback!

[ChemistB]

FYI, a non-macro solution
1. Convert Col C to Text
2. Select F8:M29 > Conditional Formatting> New Rule > Use Formula
=LEN($C8)-SEARCH(".",$C8)=1 Formatting> Number> Number and set decimals to 1
3. Repeat Step 2 with formula = 2 for 2 decimals, 3 for 3, etc.
See attached.