Have used excel for long time. Have a workbook that I cannot fill down
formulas because they carry the original sum from the first cell. I can
manually enter formulas and it will calc. correctly. The formula ref. turns
blue when typing and wrappes the ref. cells in blue as well, Similar to
(tracing errors). How do I get this to stop.

Hi,

The sum formula would have been given using absolute reference. Do you
the cells prefixed with '$' symbol for eg. = $A$1+$A$2. This means even
if you copy and paste these formulas, they will retain their original
cel reference.

To avoid this, remove the $ sign from the formulas. You can press F4 to
key to do that or do it manually.

Regards

Govind.

Frustrated Freddie wrote:
Have used excel for long time. Have a workbook that I cannot fill down
formulas because they carry the original sum from the first cell. I can
manually enter formulas and it will calc. correctly. The formula ref. turns
blue when typing and wrappes the ref. cells in blue as well, Similar to
(tracing errors). How do I get this to stop.