Thanks, Elkar. The only difference in the sheet names is that the first
sheet of the "newer" set is named Power, and the first sheet of the 'older'
set is named PEPA.

There are no spaces.

The 'older' set of worksheets contains monthly charges from 1992 to 2006.

The 'newer' set of sheets contains monthly charges for just one year, 2006.

wAGg

"Elkar" wrote:

Are the Sheet names the same in the older workbook? If not, and the sheet
names contain spaces, then you'll need to encolse the names in single quotes.

=SUM('Sheet 1:Sheet 2'!B4)

HTH,
Elkar


"WAGg" wrote:

I constructed a set of XL2000 worksheets to record my household utility
bills. They're named Power, Gas, Water, Sewage, and Garbage Pickup (GP).

Recently, I added another worksheet named Summary, and inserted the
function=SUM(Power:GP!B4) into the corresponding cell beginning. It worked
beautifully.

However, when I tried to apply the same function to an older (but still
XL2000) set of worksheets, it returns NAME?

Any ideas of why this function worked in one set and failed in the other?