Thanks again, Roger
Your assumption matches the layout of my totals SS, but not of the monthly
sheets.
There the data does not start until row 6.
I originally entered your formula into C3 instead of B2 (shame on me !).
When I enter it into B2, there is obviously reproduction of content from
January's sheet but the fit is still not right because the monthly data
starts in row 6. Can you please tweak the formula to accomodate that fact ?
We are obviously making good progress. Thank you.

"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi

What I was assuming was the following

A B C
1 Jan Feb
2 Heading 1
3 Heading 2

Heading in this case will be the same Cost centre headings that appear on
all Sheets.
Sheets are assumed to be named Jan, Feb, Mar etc.

If they are not named that, just put in B1:M1 etc, the actual name of each
of your 12 sheets

Now, enter the formula I posted in cell B2 and copy across and down, and you
should see the information pulled from each sheet

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Regards
Roger Govier

"Peese" wrote in message
...
When I paste that expression into the top left empty cell of the table,
'internet' appears in the cell, although the edit line still shows
=INDIRECT("'"&B$1&"'!B"&ROW()). If pasted anywhere else, '0.00' appears.
There is obviously a problem; #1. my ignorance; #2 the table does NOT
start
at A1.
I thought I might help solve it by telling you that the first empty cell
is
C3; The first three columns of row 2 are : =Jan!$B$4; =Jan!$C$4; =Jan!$D$4
and the first three rows of column B are : =Jan!$B$4; =Feb!$B$4; =Mar!$B$4
Could you please adapt your 'formula' to fit those details ?

"Peese" wrote:

Thanks Roger
The layout is the same for each of the 12 months, but obviously the name
of
each sheet is different.
At this point it is not obvious to me that your solution will work, but I
am
excited at the prospect that it might, and will most certainly report
back
after I have tried it.
I anticipate that it will be a great breakthrough for me if it works.

"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi

I assume that the layout is identical on all sheets.
In which case, the headings in Column A of the Summary sheet are not
required.
Enter in B2 of Summary
=INDIRECT("'"&B$1&"'!B"&ROW())
and copy across and down
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Regards
Roger Govier

"Peese" wrote in message
...
How to AUTOMATICALLY complete an Excel array (or matrix ?) from
information
in the left column and top row; each cell to hold an incrementally
changed
formula ?
That item/array/matrix is in the 13th sheet of a workbook whose other
12
sheets are monthly expenditures in categories.
The ITEM should be filled with pasted links from the totals in the 12
sheets
to create annual totals.
Thus the left column contains the links for total expenditures by
category
for January
and the top row contains twelve links for totals in one category for
each
month.

I can (and have) set this up manually, but it seems to me that Excel
should
be able to fill in the series automatically, expecially for the rows
where
the only variable item in the link formula is the month name.

I am interested because this whole thing has to be redone for each
new
year.

If I had been able to I would have attached the workbook whose
completion
I
want.