formulas referencing pivot table cells

[JW_WA]

I am using Excel Professional 2003. When I create formulas that reference a
pivot table cell by clicking that cell when entering the formula, Excel
automaticaly inserts "GETPIVOTDATA", the pivot row and heading titles, and an
absolute cell reference instead of the simple cell address. So, when I copy
that formula to other cells the formulas do not reference the subsequent rows
in the pivot table.

How do I change the settings in Excel to reflect the simple cell address
[ex. P5] instead of the pivot table name and address [ex.
=(GETPIVOTDATA("column title",$P$5,"row title") ]. I can change it manually,
but that is not efficient.

I haven't had this issue with other versions of Excel.

[Debra Dalgleish]

There are instructions here for adding the Generate GetPivotData button
to a toolbar, and toggling the feature on and off:

http://www.contextures.com/xlPivot06.html


JW_WA wrote:
> I am using Excel Professional 2003. When I create formulas that reference a
> pivot table cell by clicking that cell when entering the formula, Excel
> automaticaly inserts "GETPIVOTDATA", the pivot row and heading titles, and an
> absolute cell reference instead of the simple cell address. So, when I copy
> that formula to other cells the formulas do not reference the subsequent rows
> in the pivot table.
>
> How do I change the settings in Excel to reflect the simple cell address
> [ex. P5] instead of the pivot table name and address [ex.
> =(GETPIVOTDATA("column title",$P$5,"row title") ]. I can change it manually,
> but that is not efficient.
>
> I haven't had this issue with other versions of Excel.


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Debra Dalgleish
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