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Keeping a sum colum correct after inserting a colum of data in fro

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    hazel
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    Keeping a sum colum correct after inserting a colum of data in fro

    Help: I have a simple sum calculation and every month I insert a column and
    type in new data. How can I get my sums to work without having to redefine
    the sum range every month?

    I am sure there is some excel wizard out there that knows an easy way to do
    this. Please help..thanks Hazel

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    Dave O
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    Re: Keeping a sum colum correct after inserting a colum of data in fro

    Suppose your column data is in columns A thru E, and your totals are in
    F. Insert a new column immediately to the left of your totals, so the
    new blank column is F and the totals are in G. Set up the totals
    formulas so the range includes the blank column; then when you insert a
    new column to accommodate a new month, insert it to the left of the
    blank column F. After the insert, F is the column for the new month,
    the blank column will be G, and the totals range will still extend to
    the blank column.


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    Otto Moehrbach
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    Re: Keeping a sum colum correct after inserting a colum of data in fro

    Hazel
    I'm not sure what you are summing. If you're summing each individual
    column and you have to insert a new formula each month, you can simply drag
    the formula you have across to all the columns that you don't have yet.
    When you put data in the new columns the formula will already be there.
    Or are you summing all the columns together using one formula? In that
    case change the formula to encompass all the 12 columns and more rows than
    you think you will ever use. Something like:
    =Sum(A1:L1000)
    Or did I miss something? HTH Otto
    "hazel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Help: I have a simple sum calculation and every month I insert a column
    > and
    > type in new data. How can I get my sums to work without having to
    > redefine
    > the sum range every month?
    >
    > I am sure there is some excel wizard out there that knows an easy way to
    > do
    > this. Please help..thanks Hazel




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    Roger Govier
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    Re: Keeping a sum colum correct after inserting a colum of data infro

    Hi Hazel

    One way
    Enclose your data range between hidden columns.
    Supposing your data range to start was going to be 6 columns wide B to G
    with a formula somewhere which says = SUM(B2:G2)
    Instead, insert a blank column at B and hide it, and a blank column at H and
    hide it and make the formula in I2
    =SUM(B2:H2)

    As you insert new columns (next to your labels), they will be at column C
    and will always be within the range starting with B, or inserting new
    columns before your total, will still be within the summed range.

    Regards

    Roger Govier


    hazel wrote:
    > Help: I have a simple sum calculation and every month I insert a column and
    > type in new data. How can I get my sums to work without having to redefine
    > the sum range every month?
    >
    > I am sure there is some excel wizard out there that knows an easy way to do
    > this. Please help..thanks Hazel


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