Hi, I have been searching around here for an example of how I could
add a summary sheet to an existing workbook that would pull specific
data from each of those other sheets. The workbook is constantly
expanding and the summary would need to be updated with every entry. I
have found many good examples of things that are close... but so far
nothing specific.

Any suggestions/thoughts?

One way to do a summary is to put the value from each worksheet in the SAME
place on the worksheet and use
=sum(firstsheet:lastsheet!a1)

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Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

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Hi, I have been searching around here for an example of how I could
add a summary sheet to an existing workbook that would pull specific
data from each of those other sheets. The workbook is constantly
expanding and the summary would need to be updated with every entry. I
have found many good examples of things that are close... but so far
nothing specific.

Any suggestions/thoughts?

Thanks Don. I should have better explained that I'd like the summary
sheet to show specific values from each sheet rather than a SUM across
the sheets.

There is a cell on each sheet for Name, Location, Cost1, Cost2 that are
updated by information on that specific sheet. The sheets themselves
are named by (Last Name,First Initial). Whenever we need to enter a
new person into the ystem we create a new sheet for them (which is
sorted alphabetically). I am looking for a summary sheet that would
list all of the names in column 1, the locations in column 2, and the
costs in columns 3 and 4 (that would be able to be updated and sorted
whenever a new sheet is added).

This seems to be beyond my current knowledge :)

Thanks again for any help.

Assume the data sheets are contiguous in the tab order

Before the first data sheet insert a sheet and name it First
Directly after the last data sheet insert a sheet and name it Last

Anywhere outside these sheet insert a sheet and name it summary

in sheet summary use 3D formulas like

=Sum(First:Last!A1)

Always insert your new data sheets between First and Last

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy




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Hi, I have been searching around here for an example of how I could
add a summary sheet to an existing workbook that would pull specific
data from each of those other sheets. The workbook is constantly
expanding and the summary would need to be updated with every entry. I
have found many good examples of things that are close... but so far
nothing specific.

Any suggestions/thoughts?

When you add a sheet is it too much to go to the summary sheet, insert a
row, enter the name and drag down the formula from the row above? Or even
enter it on the next blank row, then resort

you could use formulas like (in B2 for example)

=Indirect("'" & A2 & "'!B35")
( in C2 for example)
=Indirect("'" & A2 & "'!F37")

and so forth.

The B35 and F37 examples will not be changed when copied down or sorted.

If you enter at the bottom, then sort on Column A.

Seems like a pretty minimal requirement.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


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Thanks Don. I should have better explained that I'd like the summary
sheet to show specific values from each sheet rather than a SUM across
the sheets.

There is a cell on each sheet for Name, Location, Cost1, Cost2 that are
updated by information on that specific sheet. The sheets themselves
are named by (Last Name,First Initial). Whenever we need to enter a
new person into the ystem we create a new sheet for them (which is
sorted alphabetically). I am looking for a summary sheet that would
list all of the names in column 1, the locations in column 2, and the
costs in columns 3 and 4 (that would be able to be updated and sorted
whenever a new sheet is added).

This seems to be beyond my current knowledge :)

Thanks again for any help.

I have an application I developed that selects data from a summary
sheet row and populates it to a main sheet. Option to write-back to
summary sheet with changes as a new row
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would like a copy.
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