In message of Wed, 6 Aug 2014
07:42:58 in microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions, edwinhwhw87
writes

Dear all,

In the course of my work I do lots of calculations similar to the
attachment enclosed below.

1. Dimensions have to be converted to cubic metres
2. Weight has to be converted to metric tons
3. RT column chooses between volume or weight value, whichever is
greater

Typical RT formula :
=IF(B2*C2*D2/1000000E2/1000,B2*C2*D2/1000000,E2/1000)

It's really simpler and faster to compute using a calculator, however,
with excel formulas, errors in calculation are massively minimised.

Herein lies the problem - my spreadsheets are hundreds of items long. If
I have to manually insert formula for every RT cell, it will take hours
and that of course will be counter productive.

Is there any way in which Excel 2013 can autofill or be formatted to
automatically insert the formula with some minor changes?

Example of how my formula differs in RT column, from cell to cell:-

F2 =IF(B2*C2*D2/1000000E2/1000,B2*C2*D2/1000000,E2/1000)
F3 =IF(B3*C3*D3/1000000E3/1000,B3*C3*D3/1000000,E3/1000)
F4 =IF(B4*C4*D4/1000000E4/1000,B4*C4*D4/1000000,E4/1000)

and the list goes on.

Many many thanks in advance.


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In F2, put =IF(B2*C2*D2/1000000E2/1000,B2*C2*D2/1000000,E2/1000)
Select F2 and copy it with Ctrl+C
Select F3 to the bottom of the page and "copy down" with Ctrl+V.
If F3 to the bottom have the same value as F2, click function key F9
to refresh those values.
Otherwise, save the file and reopen it to find the values you want.
I see this behaviour in Excel 2003 and expect to see it in 2013.
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Walter Briscoe