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XL2003. I have a simple little workbook where I add six numbers to a little
column of prepared cells every month in rows 5:9, column R one month, S the next and so on. The sixth number is the received total, so I have a check further down that adds (say) R5:R9 and should naturally get the same answer as that sixth one in R10. The trouble is that as soon as I tab out of that sixth cell the check sum formula morphs to SUM(R5:R10). Why? I catch the error here, but I'm nervous that it might happen elsewhere in a not-so-obvious way. |
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Jonathan,
I am using 2002, so yours may be a bit different. But I suspect your problem lies he Go to Tools - Options - Edit Tab - Uncheck "Extend List Formats and Formulas" John "Jonathan589" wrote: XL2003. I have a simple little workbook where I add six numbers to a little column of prepared cells every month in rows 5:9, column R one month, S the next and so on. The sixth number is the received total, so I have a check further down that adds (say) R5:R9 and should naturally get the same answer as that sixth one in R10. The trouble is that as soon as I tab out of that sixth cell the check sum formula morphs to SUM(R5:R10). Why? I catch the error here, but I'm nervous that it might happen elsewhere in a not-so-obvious way. |
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Thanks for this John. The XL2003 equivalent is "Extend data range formats and
formulas" and turning it off fixed my Little Problem. I will now investigate the point of this option! "Exceleration" wrote: Jonathan, I am using 2002, so yours may be a bit different. But I suspect your problem lies he Go to Tools - Options - Edit Tab - Uncheck "Extend List Formats and Formulas" John "Jonathan589" wrote: XL2003. I have a simple little workbook where I add six numbers to a little column of prepared cells every month in rows 5:9, column R one month, S the next and so on. The sixth number is the received total, so I have a check further down that adds (say) R5:R9 and should naturally get the same answer as that sixth one in R10. The trouble is that as soon as I tab out of that sixth cell the check sum formula morphs to SUM(R5:R10). Why? I catch the error here, but I'm nervous that it might happen elsewhere in a not-so-obvious way. |
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