I download a lot of data from various sources and need to manipulate in Excel.
These spreadsheets are of variable size. Sometimes I need to add a formula
to the spreadsheet. I've been entering my formula, copying it and then
selecting entire column and then pasting it. This of course expands the size
of my spreadsheet to the maximum size. I tried using paste special but that
didn't prevent it. What can I try to paste only in the active area of my
sheet?

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Enter your formula in the uppermost cell in the column of choice, then
left-click on it and left-click and drag the little black square in the lower
right hand corner down the column as far as you wish to copy the formula...

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"dhoward via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

I download a lot of data from various sources and need to manipulate in Excel.
These spreadsheets are of variable size. Sometimes I need to add a formula
to the spreadsheet. I've been entering my formula, copying it and then
selecting entire column and then pasting it. This of course expands the size
of my spreadsheet to the maximum size. I tried using paste special but that
didn't prevent it. What can I try to paste only in the active area of my
sheet?

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Thanks for the suggestion. This works great when it is just a one time use.
However, I do this a lot in macros and find that using auto fill doesn't work
perfectly in a merge. Any other ideas?

CLR wrote:
Enter your formula in the uppermost cell in the column of choice, then
left-click on it and left-click and drag the little black square in the lower
right hand corner down the column as far as you wish to copy the formula...

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

I download a lot of data from various sources and need to manipulate in Excel.
These spreadsheets are of variable size. Sometimes I need to add a formula
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didn't prevent it. What can I try to paste only in the active area of my
sheet?

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Tom Ogilvy gave me this code one time when I had what I think was a similar
problem..........perhaps it's what you're looking for.......

Range("i8").Formula = "=H8 + G8"
Range("i8").Select
Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range("i8:i" & _
cells(rows.count,8).End(xlup).Row) '8 stands for column H

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3


"dhoward via OfficeKB.com" <u10035@uwe wrote in message
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Thanks for the suggestion. This works great when it is just a one time
use.
However, I do this a lot in macros and find that using auto fill doesn't
work
perfectly in a merge. Any other ideas?

CLR wrote:
Enter your formula in the uppermost cell in the column of choice, then
left-click on it and left-click and drag the little black square in the
lower
right hand corner down the column as far as you wish to copy the
formula...

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

I download a lot of data from various sources and need to manipulate in
Excel.
These spreadsheets are of variable size. Sometimes I need to add a
formula
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
didn't prevent it. What can I try to paste only in the active area of
my
sheet?

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Thanks, I just tried to enter this as a macro but I'm getting a syntex error
message on this part. I've entered it just as you have it below.
Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range("i8:i" & _
cells(rows.count,8).End(xlup).Row)

CLR wrote:
Tom Ogilvy gave me this code one time when I had what I think was a similar
problem..........perhaps it's what you're looking for.......

Range("i8").Formula = "=H8 + G8"
Range("i8").Select
Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range("i8:i" & _
cells(rows.count,8).End(xlup).Row) '8 stands for column H

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

Thanks for the suggestion. This works great when it is just a one time use.
However, I do this a lot in macros and find that using auto fill doesn't work
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
didn't prevent it. What can I try to paste only in the active area of my
sheet?

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I just tried it again, just as I posted, with the Range selection line
before the AutoFill line.......worked fine on my XL97. It does fail with no
Range Selection line in place.......Do you have a Range Selection line in
place?........perhaps if you posted your whole macro we could see the
problem.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3


"dhoward via OfficeKB.com" <u10035@uwe wrote in message
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Thanks, I just tried to enter this as a macro but I'm getting a syntex
error
message on this part. I've entered it just as you have it below.
Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range("i8:i" & _
cells(rows.count,8).End(xlup).Row)

CLR wrote:
Tom Ogilvy gave me this code one time when I had what I think was a
similar
problem..........perhaps it's what you're looking for.......

Range("i8").Formula = "=H8 + G8"
Range("i8").Select
Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range("i8:i" & _
cells(rows.count,8).End(xlup).Row) '8 stands for column H

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

Thanks for the suggestion. This works great when it is just a one time
use.
However, I do this a lot in macros and find that using auto fill
doesn't work
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
didn't prevent it. What can I try to paste only in the active area
of my
sheet?

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