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Pete
 
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Default synchronization ?

I think the lack of responses indicates that people require a bit more
information from you. However, I'll set the ball rolling with a couple
of suggestions.

If you want an exact copy of worksheet1 (with three columns removed),
the easiest way is to CTRL-drag the tab for worksheet1. This will
create a copy and you can easily delete (or hide) the columns you don't
want to see. This will not be linked to the first sheet, so if you
amend entries on the first sheet this will not be reflected in the
second sheet.

If you want the second sheet to be dynamically linked to the entries on
the first sheet, you will need to enter formulae in the second sheet -
eg =worksheet1!A2 entered into cell A2, then copied across the sheet
and down. Again, you can hide or delete the columns you don't need.

As your sheets are almost identical, I would suggest setting up named
ranges on worksheet1 using your column headings - highlight from A1 to
L5000 (say) then Insert | Name | Create and uncheck Left Rows and click
OK. Then in worksheet2 you will have the same headings as in worksheet1
and the formula in cell A2 should be =name1, where name1 is the header
for that column. Enter a similar formula for each of the columns, then
copy down up to row 5000. If you copy beyond this you will get the
#VALUE error message.

If you have used different formats for the columns in worksheet1 (eg
dates), you will need to apply this as appropriate to worksheet2.

Hope this helps,

Pete