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Stop cell reference in formula changing when insert column?
This is probably very easy but as I don't know what it's called, I'm
not sure how to find out how to do it in the group. I want to find out how to stop the cell reference in a formula changing when I insert a column. For example, say I have a formula in A1 that says =SUM(B1+C1+D1) and in B1 I have 1, C1 I have 2, and D1 I have 3, so it reads: A - B - C - D 6 - 1 - 2 - 3 What I want to do is insert a column between C and D so it becomes a new D and the old D moves to E, but the formula knows the column has been inserted and changes itself automatically to =SUM(B1+C1+E1). Is there anyway to stop the formula doing that and to always look at =SUM(B1+C1+D1) regardless of insert of columns? So that it looks at the new figure in D and will use that. Does this make sense? |
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Stop cell reference in formula changing when insert column?
You can do it this way...
=SUM(INDIRECT("B1:D1")) Rick "Bobbie Weeks (Ms)" wrote in message ... This is probably very easy but as I don't know what it's called, I'm not sure how to find out how to do it in the group. I want to find out how to stop the cell reference in a formula changing when I insert a column. For example, say I have a formula in A1 that says =SUM(B1+C1+D1) and in B1 I have 1, C1 I have 2, and D1 I have 3, so it reads: A - B - C - D 6 - 1 - 2 - 3 What I want to do is insert a column between C and D so it becomes a new D and the old D moves to E, but the formula knows the column has been inserted and changes itself automatically to =SUM(B1+C1+E1). Is there anyway to stop the formula doing that and to always look at =SUM(B1+C1+D1) regardless of insert of columns? So that it looks at the new figure in D and will use that. Does this make sense? |
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