The reason people use the first is that's as large a number as excel can store.

And the reason people use the second is that it's pretty large--larger than my
checkbook (except right after payday!).

Sandy Mann wrote:

Thank you form pointing that out Dave. I did not know that and with my bank
balance I should have noticed it before. A quick Google gave me:

=LOOKUP(9.99999999E+307,Sheet1!H:H)

or as seems to becoming more popular:

=LOOKUP(99^99,Sheet1!H:H)

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"Dave Peterson" wrote in message
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Unless that last number is 0.



Sandy Mann wrote:

Assuming that by "a budget" you mean a checkbook type account where the
present balance is continually calculated down the page then try
something
like:

=LOOKUP(2,1/Sheet1!H1:H1000,Sheet1!H1:H1000)

This will return the last number in Column H

Adjust the range to suit, (it can be bigger than you will ever use). You
can use the sheet name that you rename the sheets to but if the sheet
name
has a space within it like, January 2007, then enclose the actual name in
single quotes: 'January 2007'

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HTH

Sandy
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"Debbie" wrote in message
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Hi

I want to keep a running balance in a budget , month on month and I
understand that its not best to use an accumalator. I was advised to
have
twelve separate tabs which is fine and I have copied the sheet to the
next
tab but I don't know how to link cells from one sheet to another. Can
anyone
help please, and yes I am an absolute beginner.

Thanks
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Deb

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Dave Peterson

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Dave Peterson