in your balance column or somewhere you need to put a formula
assuming two things say we are sarting at row 3 and your column d is debits
and f is credits.I dont know what you mean by posted.
in cell g3 i assume you have a "balance bought forward" number
so you r formula in g4 is =$g$3-d4+f4
the formula in g5 is g4-d5+f5
copy down as far as you want.
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paul

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"divahammer" wrote:

I am trying to configure Excel to balance my checkbook. Column A is Trans.
Type, Column B is Date, Column C is Description of Trans., Column D is
Debits, Column E lists if items are posted, Column F is Debits and Column G
is Balance. I'm trying to get Column D (debits) to subtract from Column G
(balance) and get a new balance (new column? H?) and get Column F (credits)
to add to Column G (balance to get a new balance (again, new column? H?).
I am not computer illiterate and I should be able to figure this out by
myself. But I've been working on finding the right functions (linest,
subtotal, etc.) and the way to phrase the functions to get what I want.
Please help me, I am so frustrated I want to through the computer out the
window!
Thanks so much!
Heidi