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Best way to streamline rent/utilities spreadsheet

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    Best way to streamline rent/utilities spreadsheet

    Hi everyone,
    I'm in charge of all expenses for my college apartment (6 guys), and I just got into Excel to streamline the whole rent/utilities/Costco run experience.

    Right now, I have a basic spreadsheet which requires a lot of input on my end, and I was just wondering if there was a better way to organize the spreadsheet.

    The basic things I need on it are:
    > Rent (No calculation needed)
    > Utilities (divided 6 ways)
    > I have total utilities in one row, and under each Roommate column I have that total utilities cell / 6. (Oddly enough, I can't seem to create a formula for multiple cells at once - I have to copy and paste the formula into each individual cell)

    > Food
    > Some are divided 6 ways, which I assume is the same as Utilities
    > Some are divided in other ways, so I assume I have to do them manually

    > Total for everyone


    I know it's a lot to ask, but I was just wondering if I could get some input on it...I'm at my wit's end trying to find a faster way of doing all this!

    Thanks!

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    Hi,

    It may be worth taking a look through some free templates first to give you some ideas and to also see what formulas are used. You may be able to adjust one to your needs?

    http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplat...readsheet.html

    http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/te...172321033.aspx
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    Thanks for the links, but all the templates I found are way too complicated for what I need. Basically, I just want to be able to calculate expenses for each roommate, which typically entails a Total in Column B divided by 6, and that solution transferred to all the roommates.

    I guess the main problem I'm having now is not being able to put a formula in multiple cells at the same time. I tried highlighting and pasting, and it just says that the clipboard item isn't the same size as the cell.

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    Hi,

    Sounds like you have some merged cells (two or more centred), try un-merging then then do the copy and paste?

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