Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
|
|||
|
|||
VLOOKUP copy and paste problem
Doing a VLOOKUP between two worksheets and I enter the formula I need in cell
D2 and reference cell A2 as what I want to lookup. The result comes back fine (result=John Smith) and I drag it down to the cells beneath it. However, the result in all of the cells beneath it are the same as the result I've received in cell D2, John Smith. I am not using $ in my formula and when you look at the formula in the cells beneath, the reference cell is changing commensurately, i.e., A3, A4, A5, etc. The results should definitely be different. Can anyone help me figure out why this is happening? |
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
|
|||
|
|||
VLOOKUP copy and paste problem
Go to ToolsOptionsCalculation and enable "Automatic"
ToolsOptionsCalculation can be Auto or Manual. Excel takes the Calculation mode each session from the settings on the first workbook opened in that session. i.e. If you saved Book1 with calc mode in manual and opened it first, calc mode would be in Manual. If you saved Book2 with calc mode in auto and opened it after Book1, Book2 would be in manual mode(Excel ignores the auto calc mode in this case). If you close Book1 before opening Book2, Book2 will be in auto calc mode. Confusing enough? <g Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:33:01 -0700, fgbdrum wrote: Doing a VLOOKUP between two worksheets and I enter the formula I need in cell D2 and reference cell A2 as what I want to lookup. The result comes back fine (result=John Smith) and I drag it down to the cells beneath it. However, the result in all of the cells beneath it are the same as the result I've received in cell D2, John Smith. I am not using $ in my formula and when you look at the formula in the cells beneath, the reference cell is changing commensurately, i.e., A3, A4, A5, etc. The results should definitely be different. Can anyone help me figure out why this is happening? |
#3
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
|
|||
|
|||
VLOOKUP copy and paste problem
Ensure you have autocalculation on.
Tools|Options, Calculation tab. -- ** John C ** "fgbdrum" wrote: Doing a VLOOKUP between two worksheets and I enter the formula I need in cell D2 and reference cell A2 as what I want to lookup. The result comes back fine (result=John Smith) and I drag it down to the cells beneath it. However, the result in all of the cells beneath it are the same as the result I've received in cell D2, John Smith. I am not using $ in my formula and when you look at the formula in the cells beneath, the reference cell is changing commensurately, i.e., A3, A4, A5, etc. The results should definitely be different. Can anyone help me figure out why this is happening? |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Problem with copy/paste VLOOKUP formula | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
VLOOKUP Copy/Paste Problem | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
Copy and paste problem | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
Copy/ Paste Problem | Setting up and Configuration of Excel | |||
Excel cut/Paste Problem: Year changes after data is copy and paste | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) |