excel
 

Hi,

I am adding a number to an existing formula on my workbook. I have over
500 entires to update. When I change the first formula and copy and paste
it, all the formulas become the same. How would I be able to make each cells
formula the same and just add the one addition.

Can anyone help ?

Thanks

Medina

excel
 

Can you give us some exampls of the actual formulas you are dealing with and
what type of number you are adding to it?

"Medina" wrote:

Hi,

I am adding a number to an existing formula on my workbook. I have over
500 entires to update. When I change the first formula and copy and paste
it, all the formulas become the same. How would I be able to make each cells
formula the same and just add the one addition.

Can anyone help ?

Thanks

Medina

excel
 

ok

the formula is =M5+2.275+.08 the second # (2.275) is different for each
cell. I need to add 5 cents to all the formulas. My only problem is that
the second number in each equation needs to remain different. The only thing
that I need to do is link the 5 cent addition to all the formulas without
having to do each one separately.

Thanks for your help


"tim m" wrote:

Can you give us some exampls of the actual formulas you are dealing with and
what type of number you are adding to it?

"Medina" wrote:

Hi,

I am adding a number to an existing formula on my workbook. I have over
500 entires to update. When I change the first formula and copy and paste
it, all the formulas become the same. How would I be able to make each cells
formula the same and just add the one addition.

Can anyone help ?

Thanks

Medina

excel
 

God point, Harlan - thanks.

Pete

Harlan Grove wrote:
Pete_UK wrote...
Alternatively, if your second number is never 0.08, then you could
highlight the cells with the formula in and do Find & Replace (CTRL-H):

Find What: 0.08
Replace with: 0.13
...

Problem is that this would also replace, say, 20.08 with 20.13. While
you may be able to include + as the first character of each, there'd
still be problems when the original term has more decimal places but
begins with 0.08.

excel
 

Sandy,

u have a point, but how can I just copy and paste the addition to all the
formulas w/o changing the second value

"Sandy Mann" wrote:

tm m,

With a range of your formula, (with the 2.275 slightly altered in each
formula), I entered .05 in an unused cell and the selected the range of
formulas and the Paste Special Add and got:

=(M5+2.275+0.08)+0.05

--
HTH

Sandy
In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland


with @tiscali.co.uk


"Medina" wrote in message
...
ok

the formula is =M5+2.275+.08 the second # (2.275) is different for each
cell. I need to add 5 cents to all the formulas. My only problem is that
the second number in each equation needs to remain different. The only
thing
that I need to do is link the 5 cent addition to all the formulas without
having to do each one separately.

Thanks for your help


"tim m" wrote:

Can you give us some exampls of the actual formulas you are dealing with
and
what type of number you are adding to it?

"Medina" wrote:

Hi,

I am adding a number to an existing formula on my workbook. I have
over
500 entires to update. When I change the first formula and copy and
paste
it, all the formulas become the same. How would I be able to make each
cells
formula the same and just add the one addition.

Can anyone help ?

Thanks

Medina

excel
 

Hi Melinda

1. You need to CTRL + H
2. Find +.08
3. Replace with +.08+5

This will add 5 to all of your formulas without changing anything else

thanks

Shail


Medina wrote:
Sandy,

u have a point, but how can I just copy and paste the addition to all the
formulas w/o changing the second value

"Sandy Mann" wrote:

tm m,

With a range of your formula, (with the 2.275 slightly altered in each
formula), I entered .05 in an unused cell and the selected the range of
formulas and the Paste Special Add and got:

=(M5+2.275+0.08)+0.05

--
HTH

Sandy
In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland


with @tiscali.co.uk


"Medina" wrote in message
...
ok

the formula is =M5+2.275+.08 the second # (2.275) is different for each
cell. I need to add 5 cents to all the formulas. My only problem is that
the second number in each equation needs to remain different. The only
thing
that I need to do is link the 5 cent addition to all the formulas without
having to do each one separately.

Thanks for your help


"tim m" wrote:

Can you give us some exampls of the actual formulas you are dealing with
and
what type of number you are adding to it?

"Medina" wrote:

Hi,

I am adding a number to an existing formula on my workbook. I have
over
500 entires to update. When I change the first formula and copy and
paste
it, all the formulas become the same. How would I be able to make each
cells
formula the same and just add the one addition.

Can anyone help ?

Thanks

Medina

excel
 

nevermind I got it thankyou so much for your help

:-)

"Sandy Mann" wrote:

tm m,

With a range of your formula, (with the 2.275 slightly altered in each
formula), I entered .05 in an unused cell and the selected the range of
formulas and the Paste Special Add and got:

=(M5+2.275+0.08)+0.05

--
HTH

Sandy
In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland


with @tiscali.co.uk


"Medina" wrote in message
...
ok

the formula is =M5+2.275+.08 the second # (2.275) is different for each
cell. I need to add 5 cents to all the formulas. My only problem is that
the second number in each equation needs to remain different. The only
thing
that I need to do is link the 5 cent addition to all the formulas without
having to do each one separately.

Thanks for your help


"tim m" wrote:

Can you give us some exampls of the actual formulas you are dealing with
and
what type of number you are adding to it?

"Medina" wrote:

Hi,

I am adding a number to an existing formula on my workbook. I have
over
500 entires to update. When I change the first formula and copy and
paste
it, all the formulas become the same. How would I be able to make each
cells
formula the same and just add the one addition.

Can anyone help ?

Thanks

Medina

excel
 

what did u hit in paste special that copied it, I can't seem to figure it out

thanks

"Sandy Mann" wrote:

tm m,

With a range of your formula, (with the 2.275 slightly altered in each
formula), I entered .05 in an unused cell and the selected the range of
formulas and the Paste Special Add and got:

=(M5+2.275+0.08)+0.05

--
HTH

Sandy
In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland


with @tiscali.co.uk


"Medina" wrote in message
...
ok

the formula is =M5+2.275+.08 the second # (2.275) is different for each
cell. I need to add 5 cents to all the formulas. My only problem is that
the second number in each equation needs to remain different. The only
thing
that I need to do is link the 5 cent addition to all the formulas without
having to do each one separately.

Thanks for your help


"tim m" wrote:

Can you give us some exampls of the actual formulas you are dealing with
and
what type of number you are adding to it?

"Medina" wrote:

Hi,

I am adding a number to an existing formula on my workbook. I have
over
500 entires to update. When I change the first formula and copy and
paste
it, all the formulas become the same. How would I be able to make each
cells
formula the same and just add the one addition.

Can anyone help ?

Thanks

Medina

excel
 

1. You need to CTRL + H
2. Find +.08
3. Replace with +.08+5


This will add 5 to all of your formulas without changing anything else


thanks


Shail




Medina wrote:
what did u hit in paste special that copied it, I can't seem to figure it out

thanks

"Sandy Mann" wrote:

tm m,

With a range of your formula, (with the 2.275 slightly altered in each
formula), I entered .05 in an unused cell and the selected the range of
formulas and the Paste Special Add and got:

=(M5+2.275+0.08)+0.05

--
HTH

Sandy
In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland


with @tiscali.co.uk


"Medina" wrote in message
...
ok

the formula is =M5+2.275+.08 the second # (2.275) is different for each
cell. I need to add 5 cents to all the formulas. My only problem is that
the second number in each equation needs to remain different. The only
thing
that I need to do is link the 5 cent addition to all the formulas without
having to do each one separately.

Thanks for your help


"tim m" wrote:

Can you give us some exampls of the actual formulas you are dealing with
and
what type of number you are adding to it?

"Medina" wrote:

Hi,

I am adding a number to an existing formula on my workbook. I have
over
500 entires to update. When I change the first formula and copy and
paste
it, all the formulas become the same. How would I be able to make each
cells
formula the same and just add the one addition.

Can anyone help ?

Thanks

Medina

excel
 

Medina,

I am sorry if I did not make it clear. I copied the cell with the 0.05 in
it then selected the range to be modified and selected:

Paste Special then click on the ADD option in the Operation section of the
dialog box and then click OK.


--
HTH

Sandy
In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland


with @tiscali.co.uk


"Medina" wrote in message
...
what did u hit in paste special that copied it, I can't seem to figure it
out

thanks

"Sandy Mann" wrote:

tm m,

With a range of your formula, (with the 2.275 slightly altered in each
formula), I entered .05 in an unused cell and the selected the range of
formulas and the Paste Special Add and got:

=(M5+2.275+0.08)+0.05

--
HTH

Sandy
In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland


with @tiscali.co.uk


"Medina" wrote in message
...
ok

the formula is =M5+2.275+.08 the second # (2.275) is different for each
cell. I need to add 5 cents to all the formulas. My only problem is
that
the second number in each equation needs to remain different. The only
thing
that I need to do is link the 5 cent addition to all the formulas
without
having to do each one separately.

Thanks for your help


"tim m" wrote:

Can you give us some exampls of the actual formulas you are dealing
with
and
what type of number you are adding to it?

"Medina" wrote:

Hi,

I am adding a number to an existing formula on my workbook. I have
over
500 entires to update. When I change the first formula and copy and
paste
it, all the formulas become the same. How would I be able to make
each
cells
formula the same and just add the one addition.

Can anyone help ?

Thanks

Medina

excel
 

What's the variation of the formulas? Can you reply with the first
three cells' formulas?

Thanks