I tried entering numbers in E5:E7 with SUM(E5:E7) in cell E8. With E8
selected, I inserted a row and put a number in the now empty cell E8. Excel
automatically changed the SUM formula (now in E9) to SUM(E5:E8). Is this
similar to the functionality you're looking for?



"brent" wrote:

No offense, guys, but do you think anyone who can write those functions
(which yes, I can) is going to forget to modify the sum function when a new
row is added?

I'm looking for a relatively simple solution which can be applied by people
who are generally going to be less knowledgable than those on this forum.
(I'm sitting at a client corporation right now fixing spreadsheets that have
this problem, as well as some of the ugly but traditional workarounds such as
blank lines that create their own sets of issues.)

Cheers.

ps please nobody be offended by the Disagree buttons that I clicked. I
thought that would bring up a comment section -- it took a while to spot the
Reply button.


"Don Guillett" wrote:

try this
=SUM(INDIRECT("A4:a"&ROW()-1))

--
Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"brent" wrote in message
...
Suggested new Excel function: SUMABOVE(Ref)

Ref = Single cell reference in the same column as the function. The
function
automatically adds all values from REF through the cell preceding the
function [if D4 = SUMABOVE(D1), the formula sums D1:D3]. This eliminates
issues of inserting rows immediately above the formula row and having to
adjust the formula to include them. Can also work similar to SUBTOTAL
function, where overlapping SUMABOVE functions do not duplicate the
amounts
added.

Alternatively, REF can be in a different column and a block will be added,
i.e., if D4 = SUMABOVE(A1), the result is SUM(A1:D3).

Similarly: SUMLEFT, SUMRIGHT, SUMDOWN


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