automatically updating summary worksheet
 

Hi,

I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a specific year.
There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all purchases for all
years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary worksheet
anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?

automatically updating summary worksheet
 

Hi srpettew,

Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the others, the data
should update automatically anytime the worksheet re-calculates.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a specific
year.
There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all purchases for all
years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary worksheet
anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?

automatically updating summary worksheet
 

Hi macropod,

I'm trying to figure out how to do this (formula linking to others).

Thanks.

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the others, the data
should update automatically anytime the worksheet re-calculates.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a specific
year.
There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all purchases for all
years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary worksheet
anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?

automatically updating summary worksheet
 

Well, at it's simplest:
..Select the target cell (i.e. the one on your Summary sheet you want to have
updated automatically),
.. press the '=' sign
.. select the source cell
.. press <Enter
Now the two are linked and the value on the Summary sheet should update
whenever the source cell is updated. In essence, the procedure is the same
as you might use with the mouse to reference another cell on the same
worksheet - the only significant difference is that you're selecting another
worksheet's tab along the way.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi macropod,

I'm trying to figure out how to do this (formula linking to others).

Thanks.

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the others, the data
should update automatically anytime the worksheet re-calculates.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a specific
year.
There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all purchases for
all
years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary
worksheet
anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?

automatically updating summary worksheet
 

I have a running tally on a summary sheet. I don't want to lose those
numbers. If I make the specific cell equal to another cell in another
workbook, it will change my summary. All I really want to do is add the
summary workbook cell with any updates made in the current year workbook.
For example, if the total number of licenses for a product is 7 (summary),
and I purchase 2 more licenses this year, I want the summary to now show 9.
Does this make sense?

Thanks,
SP

"macropod" wrote:

Well, at it's simplest:
..Select the target cell (i.e. the one on your Summary sheet you want to have
updated automatically),
.. press the '=' sign
.. select the source cell
.. press <Enter
Now the two are linked and the value on the Summary sheet should update
whenever the source cell is updated. In essence, the procedure is the same
as you might use with the mouse to reference another cell on the same
worksheet - the only significant difference is that you're selecting another
worksheet's tab along the way.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi macropod,

I'm trying to figure out how to do this (formula linking to others).

Thanks.

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the others, the data
should update automatically anytime the worksheet re-calculates.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a specific
year.
There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all purchases for
all
years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary
worksheet
anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?

automatically updating summary worksheet
 

Hi srpettew,

OK, so you have a 'current year *workbook*' which, if I understand you
correctly, has 'a running tally on a summary sheet'. I assume that's not the
same *worksheet* that has the licence data, since your original post said
you 'have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a specific
year'. In that case, a solution along the lines I proposed will work - I
didn't mention anything about linking to another *workbook* - though you
could do that too if there was a case for doing so.

So, what exactly do you want to appear in your summary:
- the sum of all cells in a specified location; or
- the sum of all cells in a specified column,
on all worksheets? Something else?

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
I have a running tally on a summary sheet. I don't want to lose those
numbers. If I make the specific cell equal to another cell in another
workbook, it will change my summary. All I really want to do is add the
summary workbook cell with any updates made in the current year workbook.
For example, if the total number of licenses for a product is 7 (summary),
and I purchase 2 more licenses this year, I want the summary to now show
9.
Does this make sense?

Thanks,
SP

"macropod" wrote:

Well, at it's simplest:
..Select the target cell (i.e. the one on your Summary sheet you want to
have
updated automatically),
.. press the '=' sign
.. select the source cell
.. press <Enter
Now the two are linked and the value on the Summary sheet should update
whenever the source cell is updated. In essence, the procedure is the
same
as you might use with the mouse to reference another cell on the same
worksheet - the only significant difference is that you're selecting
another
worksheet's tab along the way.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi macropod,

I'm trying to figure out how to do this (formula linking to others).

Thanks.

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the others, the
data
should update automatically anytime the worksheet re-calculates.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a
specific
year.
There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all purchases
for
all
years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary
worksheet
anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?

automatically updating summary worksheet
 

Hi Macropod,

I think I've figured out what I need to do, and there is no easy way to go
about it. Yes, I have multiple worksheets with a list of purchased licenses
for a specific year. Problem is, the rows are all different because
different licenses were purchased each year, so the cells won't match up. I
think I just need to go in the summary sheet and reference the specific cell
on each sheet. A couple of them have over 400, so this should be fun!

Thank you for your responses. They are appreciated.

SP

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

OK, so you have a 'current year *workbook*' which, if I understand you
correctly, has 'a running tally on a summary sheet'. I assume that's not the
same *worksheet* that has the licence data, since your original post said
you 'have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a specific
year'. In that case, a solution along the lines I proposed will work - I
didn't mention anything about linking to another *workbook* - though you
could do that too if there was a case for doing so.

So, what exactly do you want to appear in your summary:
- the sum of all cells in a specified location; or
- the sum of all cells in a specified column,
on all worksheets? Something else?

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
I have a running tally on a summary sheet. I don't want to lose those
numbers. If I make the specific cell equal to another cell in another
workbook, it will change my summary. All I really want to do is add the
summary workbook cell with any updates made in the current year workbook.
For example, if the total number of licenses for a product is 7 (summary),
and I purchase 2 more licenses this year, I want the summary to now show
9.
Does this make sense?

Thanks,
SP

"macropod" wrote:

Well, at it's simplest:
..Select the target cell (i.e. the one on your Summary sheet you want to
have
updated automatically),
.. press the '=' sign
.. select the source cell
.. press <Enter
Now the two are linked and the value on the Summary sheet should update
whenever the source cell is updated. In essence, the procedure is the
same
as you might use with the mouse to reference another cell on the same
worksheet - the only significant difference is that you're selecting
another
worksheet's tab along the way.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi macropod,

I'm trying to figure out how to do this (formula linking to others).

Thanks.

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the others, the
data
should update automatically anytime the worksheet re-calculates.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a
specific
year.
There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all purchases
for
all
years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary
worksheet
anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?

automatically updating summary worksheet
 

Hi srpettew,

Ah, but if they're all in the same column, it's pretty straightforward. For
example, say your source values are in column A on Sheet 2:
=SUM(Sheet2!A:A)
Even if sheet2 has a column total, it's no harder than:
=SUM(Sheet2!A:A)/2
and spanning multiple worksheets is just a small step from there. For
example, say your source values are in column A on Sheets 2 to 6:
=SUM(Sheet2:Sheet6!A:A)
to get the total of sheets2 and 6, plus any whose tabs are between them!
And, by extension if all the sheets a column total, it's no harder than:
=SUM(Sheet2:Sheet6!A:A)/2

If your sheets have sub-totals, but you've also got text that uniquely
identifies the sheet total (eg 'Total') in column A and the values in Column
B, you could use something like:
=SUMIF(Sheet2!A:A,"Total",Sheet2!B:B)
or, for multiple sheets:
=SUMIF(Sheet2!A:A,"Total",Sheet2!B:B)+SUMIF(Sheet3 !A:A,"Total",Sheet3!B:B)+S
UMIF(Sheet4!A:A,"Total",Sheet4!B:B)+SUMIF(Sheet5!A :A,"Total",Sheet5!B:B)+SUM
IF(Sheet6!A:A,"Total",Sheet6!B:B)

If you data are organised across rows instead of down columns, just use row
ranges instead.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi Macropod,

I think I've figured out what I need to do, and there is no easy way to go
about it. Yes, I have multiple worksheets with a list of purchased
licenses
for a specific year. Problem is, the rows are all different because
different licenses were purchased each year, so the cells won't match up.
I
think I just need to go in the summary sheet and reference the specific
cell
on each sheet. A couple of them have over 400, so this should be fun!

Thank you for your responses. They are appreciated.

SP

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

OK, so you have a 'current year *workbook*' which, if I understand you
correctly, has 'a running tally on a summary sheet'. I assume that's not
the
same *worksheet* that has the licence data, since your original post
said
you 'have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a
specific
year'. In that case, a solution along the lines I proposed will work - I
didn't mention anything about linking to another *workbook* - though you
could do that too if there was a case for doing so.

So, what exactly do you want to appear in your summary:
- the sum of all cells in a specified location; or
- the sum of all cells in a specified column,
on all worksheets? Something else?

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
I have a running tally on a summary sheet. I don't want to lose those
numbers. If I make the specific cell equal to another cell in another
workbook, it will change my summary. All I really want to do is add
the
summary workbook cell with any updates made in the current year
workbook.
For example, if the total number of licenses for a product is 7
(summary),
and I purchase 2 more licenses this year, I want the summary to now
show
9.
Does this make sense?

Thanks,
SP

"macropod" wrote:

Well, at it's simplest:
..Select the target cell (i.e. the one on your Summary sheet you
want to
have
updated automatically),
.. press the '=' sign
.. select the source cell
.. press <Enter
Now the two are linked and the value on the Summary sheet should
update
whenever the source cell is updated. In essence, the procedure is
the
same
as you might use with the mouse to reference another cell on the
same
worksheet - the only significant difference is that you're selecting
another
worksheet's tab along the way.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi macropod,

I'm trying to figure out how to do this (formula linking to
others).

Thanks.

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the others,
the
data
should update automatically anytime the worksheet re-calculates.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a
specific
year.
There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all
purchases
for
all
years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary
worksheet
anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?

automatically updating summary worksheet
 

Well, my problem is like this. I have software titles in Column A and then
columns B-M represent each month of the year. So if an Adobe Acrobat 7.0
license was purchased in March of a particular year, then column D would have
a "1" for whatever row Adobe Acrobat 7.0 is on. The problem is that Adobe
Acrobat 7.0 will not show up on certain worksheets because it did not exist.
So the rows will not match up on the worksheets. This is why I have to treat
every cell individually on the summary sheet.

Thanks again,
SP

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

Ah, but if they're all in the same column, it's pretty straightforward. For
example, say your source values are in column A on Sheet 2:
=SUM(Sheet2!A:A)
Even if sheet2 has a column total, it's no harder than:
=SUM(Sheet2!A:A)/2
and spanning multiple worksheets is just a small step from there. For
example, say your source values are in column A on Sheets 2 to 6:
=SUM(Sheet2:Sheet6!A:A)
to get the total of sheets2 and 6, plus any whose tabs are between them!
And, by extension if all the sheets a column total, it's no harder than:
=SUM(Sheet2:Sheet6!A:A)/2

If your sheets have sub-totals, but you've also got text that uniquely
identifies the sheet total (eg 'Total') in column A and the values in Column
B, you could use something like:
=SUMIF(Sheet2!A:A,"Total",Sheet2!B:B)
or, for multiple sheets:
=SUMIF(Sheet2!A:A,"Total",Sheet2!B:B)+SUMIF(Sheet3 !A:A,"Total",Sheet3!B:B)+S
UMIF(Sheet4!A:A,"Total",Sheet4!B:B)+SUMIF(Sheet5!A :A,"Total",Sheet5!B:B)+SUM
IF(Sheet6!A:A,"Total",Sheet6!B:B)

If you data are organised across rows instead of down columns, just use row
ranges instead.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi Macropod,

I think I've figured out what I need to do, and there is no easy way to go
about it. Yes, I have multiple worksheets with a list of purchased
licenses
for a specific year. Problem is, the rows are all different because
different licenses were purchased each year, so the cells won't match up.
I
think I just need to go in the summary sheet and reference the specific
cell
on each sheet. A couple of them have over 400, so this should be fun!

Thank you for your responses. They are appreciated.

SP

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

OK, so you have a 'current year *workbook*' which, if I understand you
correctly, has 'a running tally on a summary sheet'. I assume that's not
the
same *worksheet* that has the licence data, since your original post
said
you 'have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a
specific
year'. In that case, a solution along the lines I proposed will work - I
didn't mention anything about linking to another *workbook* - though you
could do that too if there was a case for doing so.

So, what exactly do you want to appear in your summary:
- the sum of all cells in a specified location; or
- the sum of all cells in a specified column,
on all worksheets? Something else?

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
I have a running tally on a summary sheet. I don't want to lose those
numbers. If I make the specific cell equal to another cell in another
workbook, it will change my summary. All I really want to do is add
the
summary workbook cell with any updates made in the current year
workbook.
For example, if the total number of licenses for a product is 7
(summary),
and I purchase 2 more licenses this year, I want the summary to now
show
9.
Does this make sense?

Thanks,
SP

"macropod" wrote:

Well, at it's simplest:
..Select the target cell (i.e. the one on your Summary sheet you
want to
have
updated automatically),
.. press the '=' sign
.. select the source cell
.. press <Enter
Now the two are linked and the value on the Summary sheet should
update
whenever the source cell is updated. In essence, the procedure is
the
same
as you might use with the mouse to reference another cell on the
same
worksheet - the only significant difference is that you're selecting
another
worksheet's tab along the way.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi macropod,

I'm trying to figure out how to do this (formula linking to
others).

Thanks.

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the others,
the
data
should update automatically anytime the worksheet re-calculates.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a
specific
year.
There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all
purchases
for
all
years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary
worksheet
anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?

automatically updating summary worksheet
 

Hi,

In that case you could use something like:
=SUMIF(Sheet2!A:A,"Adobe Acrobat 7.0",Sheet2!B:B)
The lack of an ,"Adobe Acrobat 7.0" entry on some sheets won't matter -
those sheets will simply return '0'.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Well, my problem is like this. I have software titles in Column A and
then
columns B-M represent each month of the year. So if an Adobe Acrobat 7.0
license was purchased in March of a particular year, then column D would
have
a "1" for whatever row Adobe Acrobat 7.0 is on. The problem is that Adobe
Acrobat 7.0 will not show up on certain worksheets because it did not
exist.
So the rows will not match up on the worksheets. This is why I have to
treat
every cell individually on the summary sheet.

Thanks again,
SP

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

Ah, but if they're all in the same column, it's pretty straightforward.
For
example, say your source values are in column A on Sheet 2:
=SUM(Sheet2!A:A)
Even if sheet2 has a column total, it's no harder than:
=SUM(Sheet2!A:A)/2
and spanning multiple worksheets is just a small step from there. For
example, say your source values are in column A on Sheets 2 to 6:
=SUM(Sheet2:Sheet6!A:A)
to get the total of sheets2 and 6, plus any whose tabs are between them!
And, by extension if all the sheets a column total, it's no harder than:
=SUM(Sheet2:Sheet6!A:A)/2

If your sheets have sub-totals, but you've also got text that uniquely
identifies the sheet total (eg 'Total') in column A and the values in
Column
B, you could use something like:
=SUMIF(Sheet2!A:A,"Total",Sheet2!B:B)
or, for multiple sheets:

=SUMIF(Sheet2!A:A,"Total",Sheet2!B:B)+SUMIF(Sheet3 !A:A,"Total",Sheet3!B:B)+S

UMIF(Sheet4!A:A,"Total",Sheet4!B:B)+SUMIF(Sheet5!A :A,"Total",Sheet5!B:B)+SUM
IF(Sheet6!A:A,"Total",Sheet6!B:B)

If you data are organised across rows instead of down columns, just use
row
ranges instead.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi Macropod,

I think I've figured out what I need to do, and there is no easy way
to go
about it. Yes, I have multiple worksheets with a list of purchased
licenses
for a specific year. Problem is, the rows are all different because
different licenses were purchased each year, so the cells won't match
up.
I
think I just need to go in the summary sheet and reference the
specific
cell
on each sheet. A couple of them have over 400, so this should be fun!

Thank you for your responses. They are appreciated.

SP

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

OK, so you have a 'current year *workbook*' which, if I understand
you
correctly, has 'a running tally on a summary sheet'. I assume that's
not
the
same *worksheet* that has the licence data, since your original post
said
you 'have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a
specific
year'. In that case, a solution along the lines I proposed will
work - I
didn't mention anything about linking to another *workbook* - though
you
could do that too if there was a case for doing so.

So, what exactly do you want to appear in your summary:
- the sum of all cells in a specified location; or
- the sum of all cells in a specified column,
on all worksheets? Something else?

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
I have a running tally on a summary sheet. I don't want to lose
those
numbers. If I make the specific cell equal to another cell in
another
workbook, it will change my summary. All I really want to do is
add
the
summary workbook cell with any updates made in the current year
workbook.
For example, if the total number of licenses for a product is 7
(summary),
and I purchase 2 more licenses this year, I want the summary to
now
show
9.
Does this make sense?

Thanks,
SP

"macropod" wrote:

Well, at it's simplest:
..Select the target cell (i.e. the one on your Summary sheet you
want to
have
updated automatically),
.. press the '=' sign
.. select the source cell
.. press <Enter
Now the two are linked and the value on the Summary sheet should
update
whenever the source cell is updated. In essence, the procedure
is
the
same
as you might use with the mouse to reference another cell on the
same
worksheet - the only significant difference is that you're
selecting
another
worksheet's tab along the way.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in message
...
Hi macropod,

I'm trying to figure out how to do this (formula linking to
others).

Thanks.

"macropod" wrote:

Hi srpettew,

Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the
others,
the
data
should update automatically anytime the worksheet
re-calculates.

Cheers


"srpettew" wrote in
message
...
Hi,

I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases
for a
specific
year.
There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all
purchases
for
all
years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the
Summary
worksheet
anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?