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    Using auto complete handle (+) with formulas

    Hi all - sorry I'm new to this so if i'm in the wrong forum, please forgive me...

    I have the following formula in a cell C6 : "='Data Dump'!G20"

    I want the adjacent cell on the right (C7) to be "='Data Dump'!G21" and C8 to be "='Data Dump'!G22" and on and on.

    I'm trying to use the Auto complete handle on the bottom right hand corner of the cell (which looks like a + when the cursor is over it) to drag the formula so that the "Data Dump - G" values increase as I go (g21, g22, g23 and onwards)

    However, rather than the numerical part of the cell incrementing, the character (letter) does so instead, so I get H20, I20, J20 and onwards.

    Can anyone tell me how to do what I want it to do?

    Any assistance would be very gratefully received
    Last edited by MattStan; 04-24-2009 at 11:02 AM.

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    Re: Using auto complete handle (+) with formulas

    Use this formula instead and copy it across...

    =INDEX('Data Dump'!$G:$G,COLUMN(T$1))

    Column(T1) refers to Column 20... so you are indexing item in column G at Row 20 as you copy over, T turns to U and so 21, etc...
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    Re: Using auto complete handle (+) with formulas

    Brilliant - thank you very much. Never understood / tried using "INDEX" so will explore further. Thanks again

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