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KErin KErin is offline
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Default Totalling sequential worksheets

I want to set up a generic formula that automatically looks for a particular
cell in the previous worksheet & adds 1 to the value. When I copy & paste the
formula, it copies exactly, instead up updating to the previous worksheet,
even when I try copying only the formatting or formula.

Example:
In worksheet January 13, 2008, the formula is: =SUM('Dec 9, 2008'!M2+1) &
the value is 7
In the worksheet February 10, the formula is: =SUM('Jan 13, 2008'!M2+1) and
the value is 8
When I create the new worksheet March 10, 2009, I copy the cell from the
February worksheet & paste it into the March work sheet, it comes out as:
=SUM('Jan 13, 2008'!M2+1) with a value of 8
I want it to come out as: =SUM('Feb 10, 2009'!M2+1) with a value of 9.

And so on.... so each total value in cell M2 gets greater in increments of
1, & that it calculates it without me having to create the formula for that
cell each time - because there are approximately 25 cells in each worksheet
that need to be updated in this way.
Anybody got a clue? Thanks!