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How do I reference non-contiguous columns in another sheet and th.
I have a worksheet that contains several years of montlhy data on cost
increases and decreases. I have another sheet w/ one column that summarizes the first quarter's data. How do I fill across on the second sheet so that the cells contain the correct data from the monthly sheet and the correct forlmulas from the first column on the quarterly sheet? This means the second sheet has to reference non-contiguous columns on the first sheet. This Thank you Bill Nash |
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I understand the difficulty: since elements on the first sheet are not
contiguous, creating outyear totals is not simply a matter of pasting the totals column into a "Year 2" (or whatever) position. Not knowing the layout of your information makes this a little dicey, but here's a possibility. You can label the appropriate columns with "Year 1", "Year 2", etc- suppose these appear in Row 1. On your totals sheet, write a SUMIF along the lines of =SUMIF(A1:G1,"Year 1",A2:G50) This sums everything in the range A2:G50 if there is a column header "Year 1" in the first row. You can hide the labels in row 1 if you need to. Does this get you a little closer? |
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Dave
Thanks for your help on Excel. I tried what you suggested but had no luck. I think perhaps part of the problem might be that I am a new user and lack much of the basic knowledge! I think I thought that this would be a common application and would have a pretty simple solution - shows how wrong you can be! Thanks anyway - I'll keep working on it! Bill "Dave O" wrote: I understand the difficulty: since elements on the first sheet are not contiguous, creating outyear totals is not simply a matter of pasting the totals column into a "Year 2" (or whatever) position. Not knowing the layout of your information makes this a little dicey, but here's a possibility. You can label the appropriate columns with "Year 1", "Year 2", etc- suppose these appear in Row 1. On your totals sheet, write a SUMIF along the lines of =SUMIF(A1:G1,"Year 1",A2:G50) This sums everything in the range A2:G50 if there is a column header "Year 1" in the first row. You can hide the labels in row 1 if you need to. Does this get you a little closer? |
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Is there any system in the non-contiguous columns like every 3rd for
instance, then it can be done using OFFSET and COLUMN, post back if that is the case -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "Bill Nash" wrote in message ... Dave Thanks for your help on Excel. I tried what you suggested but had no luck. I think perhaps part of the problem might be that I am a new user and lack much of the basic knowledge! I think I thought that this would be a common application and would have a pretty simple solution - shows how wrong you can be! Thanks anyway - I'll keep working on it! Bill "Dave O" wrote: I understand the difficulty: since elements on the first sheet are not contiguous, creating outyear totals is not simply a matter of pasting the totals column into a "Year 2" (or whatever) position. Not knowing the layout of your information makes this a little dicey, but here's a possibility. You can label the appropriate columns with "Year 1", "Year 2", etc- suppose these appear in Row 1. On your totals sheet, write a SUMIF along the lines of =SUMIF(A1:G1,"Year 1",A2:G50) This sums everything in the range A2:G50 if there is a column header "Year 1" in the first row. You can hide the labels in row 1 if you need to. Does this get you a little closer? |
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