Editing an existing formula
I have a small but frustrating problem with an excel formula. I have a
formula that is adding a bunch of cells (cells are not in a range). The original formula was something like =A2+A5+A8+A11 etc. It's a long one. When I entered the original formula, it highligted each cell reference in a different color and highlighted that cell the same color. I like that feature because, if I insert rows, it's easy for me to double click the formula cell, and then scroll up a see if there is a cell that isn't highlighted that needs to be added to the formula. Here's the problem. Recently, when I try to add a cell to that formula, the highlighting goes away. I double click the formula cell, then insert a cell reference where I need to. But when I type the first "+" all the numbers and letters in the formula turn black. No more highlighing, even when I click out and back into that cell. What am I doing wrong??? Thanks. |
Editing an existing formula
Hi!
You're not doing anything wrong. I tried building a formula like that and after the 32nd reference the cells and references stopped highlighting but the formula returned the correct result. There obviously must be a limit to the number of references that will highlight and 32 seems to be that limit. If your formula follows the pattern: =A2+A5+A8+A11+A14+A17+A20 Then you can use a formula like this (which I'm sure is much shorter than the formula you're describing): =SUMPRODUCT(--(MOD(ROW(A1:A50),3)=2),A1:A50) Biff "Jen" wrote in message ... I have a small but frustrating problem with an excel formula. I have a formula that is adding a bunch of cells (cells are not in a range). The original formula was something like =A2+A5+A8+A11 etc. It's a long one. When I entered the original formula, it highligted each cell reference in a different color and highlighted that cell the same color. I like that feature because, if I insert rows, it's easy for me to double click the formula cell, and then scroll up a see if there is a cell that isn't highlighted that needs to be added to the formula. Here's the problem. Recently, when I try to add a cell to that formula, the highlighting goes away. I double click the formula cell, then insert a cell reference where I need to. But when I type the first "+" all the numbers and letters in the formula turn black. No more highlighing, even when I click out and back into that cell. What am I doing wrong??? Thanks. |
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