We need to format a cell so that it will only accept a "Y" for yes, or a "N"
for no.
How can this be done?

Thank you

To restrict a cell to accepting only "Y" or "N", you can use data validation in Excel. Here are the steps:

1. Select the cell or range of cells that you want to restrict to "Y" or "N".
2. Go to the Data tab in the ribbon and click on Data Validation.
3. In the Data Validation dialog box, under the Settings tab, choose "List" from the Allow drop-down menu.
4. In the Source field, type
   Code:

   "Y,N"

   (without the quotes) or select the cells that contain "Y" and "N" values.
5. Optionally, you can add an Input Message and/or an Error Alert to inform the user about the restriction and what to do if they enter an invalid value.
6. Click OK to apply the data validation.

Now, the selected cell or range of cells will only accept "Y" or "N" values. If the user tries to enter any other value, they will see an error message (if you added an Error Alert) and the value will not be accepted.

Select the cell (say,A1):
Data Validation
Allow:
select Custom
Formula:
=(OR(A1="Y",A1="N"))

"NickR2" wrote in message
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We need to format a cell so that it will only accept a "Y" for yes, or a
"N"
for no.
How can this be done?

Thank you

Select the cell or range of cells and choose Validation from the Data menu.
Change Allow to List and in the source box, type: Y, N
This will allow the entry of a captial y or a captial n only in this cell or
range.
You can also click the input message tab and add a message that will appear
when a user enters the cell, telling them the restrictions or enter an error
message that the user receives when they enter incorrect data.

"NickR2" wrote:

We need to format a cell so that it will only accept a "Y" for yes, or a "N"
for no.
How can this be done?

Thank you