Susan, this assumes that you have a starting balance in G2, with deposits in
column F and payments in column E, starting in row 3, in G3 put
=(IF(OR(E3,F30), OFFSET(G3,-1,0)- E3+F3,"")) and copy down, if you would
like I could send you a workbook set up for this, post back if you would
like to take a look at it.

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Paul B
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"Susan" wrote in message
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I want to calculate a running balance for a check register in Excel. How
do I
do that without having to enter the formula each time? Can I have the
column
headings set up first? Thanks! This will be for Excel 2000