You can use it with 2 sets live unless it is protected which might be the
reason you can't see the names
under define. If you look where you get the results (select one cell with a
result), can you see the formula?
If so just copy the formula let's say 2 columns to the right, now instead of
the defined names replace them with the cells
where you want to put the second variables, that should do it. Or roll your
own, look at the PMT function in help

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


"Mr. C" wrote in message
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Thank you but this was not helpful. I want to have both sets "live" so
that
changes can be made and obserrved, also, the insertnamedefine does not
work. Only the cell name appears in the name box.
This is what I am trying to do:
Ron
Enter values
Loan amount $30,000.00
Annual interest rate 3.290% 5.000%
Loan period in years 5 5
Start date of loan 4/1/2005 4/1/2005

Monthly payment $542.94 $542.94
Number of payments 60 60
Total interest $2,576.13 $2,576.13
Total cost of loan $32,576.13 $32,576.13




"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

Why don't you copy and paste special as values, that way you would have
the
data you need
independent of the formulas, then put in the modified data where the
first
used to be for a comparison?
Btw, the cells are using defined names, that is why you see them in the
name
box when you select the cells
it can be foound and changed under insertnamedefine where you can see
a
list of all names and their
absolute references, if you delete from there they will revert to the
cell
coordinates


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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


"Mr. C" <Mr. wrote in message
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I am trying to use the loan calculator two times at once, on the same
spreadsheet. In other words, copy the column of cells that the
variables
are
entered into, (Loan Amount, Interest Rate, Years, Start Date) to a
nearby
column and run slightly different numbers, say different interest rate
or
different loan amount and be able to quickly compare the results in
the
lower
portion of both columns (P&I, total interest paid, total of payments,
number
of payments), on the same spreadsheet, at the same time

Apparently the "loan calculator" uses IF statements which I do not
understand and cannot figure out. (I must be too old!). When the
original
cells are highlighted there is a drop down box on the top left menu
bar
with
field names that correspond to the cell being entered, like,
Loan_Amount,
or
Loan_Start, Interest_Rate etc. I only see cell addresses when I
highlight
the
second, copied column (the second column that I cam trying to run the
same
formulas, but using the modified data).

Can anyone understand my problem? Can anyone help?

Thank you
Ron C