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Is there anyway to have excel automatically add new column into a formula.
Example =B13-SUM(C13:M13) and I add in a new column it would be N13 my
formula is located in O13. Is there something to make excel automatically
pick this new cell up an add it to my formula?


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Put your formula in P13.
Change the formula to =B13-SUM(C13:O13)
Column O will remain blank.
Add new column before column O and the new column will automatically be
included in the formula.
You cannot hide column O because then you will not be able to add a column
before it.
Make Column O real narrow to separate the data from the formula and to
remind you to insert columns before it.

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This creates a circular reference.

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Put your formula in P13.
Change the formula to =B13-SUM(C13:O13)
Column O will remain blank.
Add new column before column O and the new column will automatically be
included in the formula.
You cannot hide column O because then you will not be able to add a column
before it.
Make Column O real narrow to separate the data from the formula and to
remind you to insert columns before it.

Tom

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did you put the formula in P13 and delete the formula from O?

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This creates a circular reference.

"TomPl" wrote:

Put your formula in P13.
Change the formula to =B13-SUM(C13:O13)
Column O will remain blank.
Add new column before column O and the new column will automatically be
included in the formula.
You cannot hide column O because then you will not be able to add a column
before it.
Make Column O real narrow to separate the data from the formula and to
remind you to insert columns before it.

Tom

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If you insert the new column within the range, eg a new column M, then
the formula will automatically adjust to include column N. Then use
copy/paste to copy the whole of column N back into column M and then
highlight column N and press the <delete key to empty all the cells -
do not use cut/paste.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Oct 29, 8:15*pm, BACH wrote:
Is there anyway to have excel automatically add new column into a formula..
Example =B13-SUM(C13:M13) and I add in a new column it would be N13 my
formula is located in O13. Is there something to make excel automatically
pick this new cell up an add it to my formula?




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