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Change the sheetname from MARCH 2004 to MAR 2004
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Hi Connie
send me the file :-) -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: I give up! I have no idea where the error lies. -----Original Message----- Hi Connie the problem of the #REF error is that the sheet name does not match with the string in the INDIRECT formula. So it is absolutely necessary to have the EXACT sheetname and the EXACT value from row 2 to make this formula work. -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Frank, you will see by my response to David McRitchie that I have changed the cells. So, I did paste this formula here in cell B2. I deleted a row, that's why things changed from the last time I wrote about this. Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie enter the following formula as is in cell B3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") and copy this to the right. this formula expects that all your sheets arne name MMM 2004 -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Well, I thought I explained it clearly from the beginning, but maybe I didn't and maybe that's the problem. I know it's hard sometimes to figure out what people are trying to do. I've looked at some of the other questions too, and I have scratched my head at some of them. Anyway, I will try to explain again: My workbook is 13 worksheets. On the 13th worksheet, which I've called Summary, it is as follow: In B2:M2 I have JAN, FEB, MAR, etc. In B3 I have the formula: ='JAN 2004'!H2, which is Worksheet 1. Each worksheet is called a month, hence 12 other worksheets. C3 now would normally be ='FEB 2004'!H2, and the only way I know to do this is enter each one individually because when you drag from B3 you get ='JAN 2004'!I2. I need a formula that would fill in picking up the number in cell H2 from each consecutive worksheet, not the next cell within the same worksheet. Hope this is clearer. Thank you Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, I can't figure out what you want where. Why don't you describe what you want in the cells and where they are. So far the only cell address you supplied were B3:M3 where you have "Jan" through "Dec" which themselves can be fed in by dragging the Fill Handle And would populate from your Custom List. Are you trying to change the year or the H3, is the H3 to still be H3 in the other cells. Take a look at Fill Handle http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/fillhand.htm Also take a look at http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/buildtoc2.htm --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Connie" wrote... I think it will be much faster for me to just do it the long way, because I am not understanding what you are trying to tell me. I completed another worksheet the long . . . |
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Frank, I may do that. I was thinking that yesterday,
wondering if that could be a possibility. Right now I'm working on another part of the file, and I want to see if I can make heads or tales of what David McRitchie is saying in his post 1:12:49 first. If I can't figure it out I will send it to you. Thank you. Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie send me the file :-) -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: I give up! I have no idea where the error lies. -----Original Message----- Hi Connie the problem of the #REF error is that the sheet name does not match with the string in the INDIRECT formula. So it is absolutely necessary to have the EXACT sheetname and the EXACT value from row 2 to make this formula work. -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Frank, you will see by my response to David McRitchie that I have changed the cells. So, I did paste this formula here in cell B2. I deleted a row, that's why things changed from the last time I wrote about this. Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie enter the following formula as is in cell B3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") and copy this to the right. this formula expects that all your sheets arne name MMM 2004 -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Well, I thought I explained it clearly from the beginning, but maybe I didn't and maybe that's the problem. I know it's hard sometimes to figure out what people are trying to do. I've looked at some of the other questions too, and I have scratched my head at some of them. Anyway, I will try to explain again: My workbook is 13 worksheets. On the 13th worksheet, which I've called Summary, it is as follow: In B2:M2 I have JAN, FEB, MAR, etc. In B3 I have the formula: ='JAN 2004'!H2, which is Worksheet 1. Each worksheet is called a month, hence 12 other worksheets. C3 now would normally be ='FEB 2004'!H2, and the only way I know to do this is enter each one individually because when you drag from B3 you get ='JAN 2004'!I2. I need a formula that would fill in picking up the number in cell H2 from each consecutive worksheet, not the next cell within the same worksheet. Hope this is clearer. Thank you Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, I can't figure out what you want where. Why don't you describe what you want in the cells and where they are. So far the only cell address you supplied were B3:M3 where you have "Jan" through "Dec" which themselves can be fed in by dragging the Fill Handle And would populate from your Custom List. Are you trying to change the year or the H3, is the H3 to still be H3 in the other cells. Take a look at Fill Handle http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/fillhand.htm Also take a look at http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/buildtoc2.htm --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Connie" wrote... I think it will be much faster for me to just do it the long way, because I am not understanding what you are trying to tell me. I completed another worksheet the long . . . . |
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David, you've lost me. I tried to follow what you were
saying, step-by-step, but I ended up with #REF!. I am going to e-mail the file to Frank. Thank you so much for all your input. Maybe Frank can post back here with what he found. Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, Don't give up yet. B2: Jan Propagates across row 2 as Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr etc. using the Custom list, if you have it there otherwise type them across as you have done. If you have something in C2: like =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") Also make up a C4 like ="'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2" So you will see from the 4th row exactly what you are creating. as used within the INDIRECT Worksheet Formula. progagate your C4 cell across just like you did for C3, you could do them both (B3:B4) or all three (B2:B4) the same time with the fill handle. B2: Jan B3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") B4: ="'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2" C2: Feb C3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(C2) & " 2004'!H2") C4: ="'" & TRIM(C2) & " 2004'!H2" When using Month names in sheetnames, or in filenames, do consider whether having a form like 2004-09 for a month, or 2004-09-15 for a date, might make more sense as they can be sorted and will appear in the correct order. HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Frank Kabel" wrote in message ... Hi Connie the problem of the #REF error is that the sheet name does not match with the string in the INDIRECT formula. So it is absolutely necessary to have the EXACT sheetname and the EXACT value from row 2 to make this formula work. -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Frank, you will see by my response to David McRitchie that I have changed the cells. So, I did paste this formula here in cell B2. I deleted a row, that's why things changed from the last time I wrote about this. Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie enter the following formula as is in cell B3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") and copy this to the right. this formula expects that all your sheets arne name MMM 2004 -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Well, I thought I explained it clearly from the beginning, but maybe I didn't and maybe that's the problem. I know it's hard sometimes to figure out what people are trying to do. I've looked at some of the other questions too, and I have scratched my head at some of them. Anyway, I will try to explain again: My workbook is 13 worksheets. On the 13th worksheet, which I've called Summary, it is as follow: In B2:M2 I have JAN, FEB, MAR, etc. In B3 I have the formula: ='JAN 2004'!H2, which is Worksheet 1. Each worksheet is called a month, hence 12 other worksheets. C3 now would normally be ='FEB 2004'!H2, and the only way I know to do this is enter each one individually because when you drag from B3 you get ='JAN 2004'!I2. I need a formula that would fill in picking up the number in cell H2 from each consecutive worksheet, not the next cell within the same worksheet. Hope this is clearer. Thank you Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, I can't figure out what you want where. Why don't you describe what you want in the cells and where they are. So far the only cell address you supplied were B3:M3 where you have "Jan" through "Dec" which themselves can be fed in by dragging the Fill Handle And would populate from your Custom List. Are you trying to change the year or the H3, is the H3 to still be H3 in the other cells. Take a look at Fill Handle http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/fillhand.htm Also take a look at http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/buildtoc2.htm --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Connie" wrote... I think it will be much faster for me to just do it the long way, because I am not understanding what you are trying to tell me. I completed another worksheet the long . . . |
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Hi Connie,
If you used a real email address, I would have sent you a small workbook a while back. But thought I had the solutions for you each time. Then I saw Frank's reply to email him the workbook, which would make sure that you get the correct solution. I think those that use their first and last names along with a real email address (even if the email address is only for newsgroups), get a lot more out of the newsgroups. Those that don't hide their name and email addresses are generally going to provide more reliable answers than someone with a name like "masked bandit" or "MB1239" who figures you'd never know who they are. Many of the sites with so called "throwaway" addresses are improving so you don't have to throw them away because they are doing a better job at filtering spam, and viruses. But you do have to check them just as often as you check your regular email. --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Connie" wrote in message ... David, you've lost me. I tried to follow what you were saying, step-by-step, but I ended up with #REF!. I am going to e-mail the file to Frank. Thank you so much for all your input. Maybe Frank can post back here with what he found. Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, Don't give up yet. B2: Jan Propagates across row 2 as Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr etc. using the Custom list, if you have it there otherwise type them across as you have done. If you have something in C2: like =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") Also make up a C4 like ="'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2" So you will see from the 4th row exactly what you are creating. as used within the INDIRECT Worksheet Formula. progagate your C4 cell across just like you did for C3, you could do them both (B3:B4) or all three (B2:B4) the same time with the fill handle. B2: Jan B3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") B4: ="'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2" C2: Feb C3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(C2) & " 2004'!H2") C4: ="'" & TRIM(C2) & " 2004'!H2" When using Month names in sheetnames, or in filenames, do consider whether having a form like 2004-09 for a month, or 2004-09-15 for a date, might make more sense as they can be sorted and will appear in the correct order. HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Frank Kabel" wrote in message ... Hi Connie the problem of the #REF error is that the sheet name does not match with the string in the INDIRECT formula. So it is absolutely necessary to have the EXACT sheetname and the EXACT value from row 2 to make this formula work. -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Frank, you will see by my response to David McRitchie that I have changed the cells. So, I did paste this formula here in cell B2. I deleted a row, that's why things changed from the last time I wrote about this. Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie enter the following formula as is in cell B3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") and copy this to the right. this formula expects that all your sheets arne name MMM 2004 -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Well, I thought I explained it clearly from the beginning, but maybe I didn't and maybe that's the problem. I know it's hard sometimes to figure out what people are trying to do. I've looked at some of the other questions too, and I have scratched my head at some of them. Anyway, I will try to explain again: My workbook is 13 worksheets. On the 13th worksheet, which I've called Summary, it is as follow: In B2:M2 I have JAN, FEB, MAR, etc. In B3 I have the formula: ='JAN 2004'!H2, which is Worksheet 1. Each worksheet is called a month, hence 12 other worksheets. C3 now would normally be ='FEB 2004'!H2, and the only way I know to do this is enter each one individually because when you drag from B3 you get ='JAN 2004'!I2. I need a formula that would fill in picking up the number in cell H2 from each consecutive worksheet, not the next cell within the same worksheet. Hope this is clearer. Thank you Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, I can't figure out what you want where. Why don't you describe what you want in the cells and where they are. So far the only cell address you supplied were B3:M3 where you have "Jan" through "Dec" which themselves can be fed in by dragging the Fill Handle And would populate from your Custom List. Are you trying to change the year or the H3, is the H3 to still be H3 in the other cells. Take a look at Fill Handle http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/fillhand.htm Also take a look at http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/buildtoc2.htm --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Connie" wrote... I think it will be much faster for me to just do it the long way, because I am not understanding what you are trying to tell me. I completed another worksheet the long . . . |
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Hi Connie
as a follow-up. the formula I used on your file was: =INDIRECT("'" & B$1 & " 2004'!H2") where row 1 starting in cell B1 contains the month name in the format 'MMM' (e.g. JAN, FEB, ..., DEC) -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: David, you've lost me. I tried to follow what you were saying, step-by-step, but I ended up with #REF!. I am going to e-mail the file to Frank. Thank you so much for all your input. Maybe Frank can post back here with what he found. Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, Don't give up yet. B2: Jan Propagates across row 2 as Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr etc. using the Custom list, if you have it there otherwise type them across as you have done. If you have something in C2: like =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") Also make up a C4 like ="'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2" So you will see from the 4th row exactly what you are creating. as used within the INDIRECT Worksheet Formula. progagate your C4 cell across just like you did for C3, you could do them both (B3:B4) or all three (B2:B4) the same time with the fill handle. B2: Jan B3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") B4: ="'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2" C2: Feb C3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(C2) & " 2004'!H2") C4: ="'" & TRIM(C2) & " 2004'!H2" When using Month names in sheetnames, or in filenames, do consider whether having a form like 2004-09 for a month, or 2004-09-15 for a date, might make more sense as they can be sorted and will appear in the correct order. HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Frank Kabel" wrote in message ... Hi Connie the problem of the #REF error is that the sheet name does not match with the string in the INDIRECT formula. So it is absolutely necessary to have the EXACT sheetname and the EXACT value from row 2 to make this formula work. -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Frank, you will see by my response to David McRitchie that I have changed the cells. So, I did paste this formula here in cell B2. I deleted a row, that's why things changed from the last time I wrote about this. Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie enter the following formula as is in cell B3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") and copy this to the right. this formula expects that all your sheets arne name MMM 2004 -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Well, I thought I explained it clearly from the beginning, but maybe I didn't and maybe that's the problem. I know it's hard sometimes to figure out what people are trying to do. I've looked at some of the other questions too, and I have scratched my head at some of them. Anyway, I will try to explain again: My workbook is 13 worksheets. On the 13th worksheet, which I've called Summary, it is as follow: In B2:M2 I have JAN, FEB, MAR, etc. In B3 I have the formula: ='JAN 2004'!H2, which is Worksheet 1. Each worksheet is called a month, hence 12 other worksheets. C3 now would normally be ='FEB 2004'!H2, and the only way I know to do this is enter each one individually because when you drag from B3 you get ='JAN 2004'!I2. I need a formula that would fill in picking up the number in cell H2 from each consecutive worksheet, not the next cell within the same worksheet. Hope this is clearer. Thank you Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, I can't figure out what you want where. Why don't you describe what you want in the cells and where they are. So far the only cell address you supplied were B3:M3 where you have "Jan" through "Dec" which themselves can be fed in by dragging the Fill Handle And would populate from your Custom List. Are you trying to change the year or the H3, is the H3 to still be H3 in the other cells. Take a look at Fill Handle http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/fillhand.htm Also take a look at http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/buildtoc2.htm --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Connie" wrote... I think it will be much faster for me to just do it the long way, because I am not understanding what you are trying to tell me. I completed another worksheet the long . . . |
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I hear you, and I understand. I don't have time to go
through my lengthy explanation as to why I chose not to put a legitimate e-mail address, but am considering setting up another identity with my current home e-mail address for this type of thing. I have reasons to not divulge my work e-mail address or home e-mail address in these newsgroups. Thank you very much for all your input. I really appreciate it. This newsgroup is an invaluable tool. You'll be seeing me again likely, and will know me by my name "Connie Martin". Regards, Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, If you used a real email address, I would have sent you a small workbook a while back. But thought I had the solutions for you each time. Then I saw Frank's reply to email him the workbook, which would make sure that you get the correct solution. I think those that use their first and last names along with a real email address (even if the email address is only for newsgroups), get a lot more out of the newsgroups. Those that don't hide their name and email addresses are generally going to provide more reliable answers than someone with a name like "masked bandit" or "MB1239" who figures you'd never know who they are. Many of the sites with so called "throwaway" addresses are improving so you don't have to throw them away because they are doing a better job at filtering spam, and viruses. But you do have to check them just as often as you check your regular email. --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Connie" wrote in message ... David, you've lost me. I tried to follow what you were saying, step-by-step, but I ended up with #REF!. I am going to e-mail the file to Frank. Thank you so much for all your input. Maybe Frank can post back here with what he found. Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, Don't give up yet. B2: Jan Propagates across row 2 as Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr etc. using the Custom list, if you have it there otherwise type them across as you have done. If you have something in C2: like =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") Also make up a C4 like ="'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2" So you will see from the 4th row exactly what you are creating. as used within the INDIRECT Worksheet Formula. progagate your C4 cell across just like you did for C3, you could do them both (B3:B4) or all three (B2:B4) the same time with the fill handle. B2: Jan B3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") B4: ="'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2" C2: Feb C3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(C2) & " 2004'!H2") C4: ="'" & TRIM(C2) & " 2004'!H2" When using Month names in sheetnames, or in filenames, do consider whether having a form like 2004-09 for a month, or 2004-09-15 for a date, might make more sense as they can be sorted and will appear in the correct order. HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Frank Kabel" wrote in message ... Hi Connie the problem of the #REF error is that the sheet name does not match with the string in the INDIRECT formula. So it is absolutely necessary to have the EXACT sheetname and the EXACT value from row 2 to make this formula work. -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Frank, you will see by my response to David McRitchie that I have changed the cells. So, I did paste this formula here in cell B2. I deleted a row, that's why things changed from the last time I wrote about this. Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie enter the following formula as is in cell B3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") and copy this to the right. this formula expects that all your sheets arne name MMM 2004 -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Well, I thought I explained it clearly from the beginning, but maybe I didn't and maybe that's the problem. I know it's hard sometimes to figure out what people are trying to do. I've looked at some of the other questions too, and I have scratched my head at some of them. Anyway, I will try to explain again: My workbook is 13 worksheets. On the 13th worksheet, which I've called Summary, it is as follow: In B2:M2 I have JAN, FEB, MAR, etc. In B3 I have the formula: ='JAN 2004'!H2, which is Worksheet 1. Each worksheet is called a month, hence 12 other worksheets. C3 now would normally be ='FEB 2004'!H2, and the only way I know to do this is enter each one individually because when you drag from B3 you get ='JAN 2004'!I2. I need a formula that would fill in picking up the number in cell H2 from each consecutive worksheet, not the next cell within the same worksheet. Hope this is clearer. Thank you Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, I can't figure out what you want where. Why don't you describe what you want in the cells and where they are. So far the only cell address you supplied were B3:M3 where you have "Jan" through "Dec" which themselves can be fed in by dragging the Fill Handle And would populate from your Custom List. Are you trying to change the year or the H3, is the H3 to still be H3 in the other cells. Take a look at Fill Handle http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/fillhand.htm Also take a look at http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/buildtoc2.htm --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Connie" wrote... I think it will be much faster for me to just do it the long way, because I am not understanding what you are trying to tell me. I completed another worksheet the long . . . . |
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I just reread my post. It sounds abrupt. I didn't mean
to sound that way because I wasn't feeling that way! Thanks again! Connie -----Original Message----- I hear you, and I understand. I don't have time to go through my lengthy explanation as to why I chose not to put a legitimate e-mail address, but am considering setting up another identity with my current home e-mail address for this type of thing. I have reasons to not divulge my work e-mail address or home e-mail address in these newsgroups. Thank you very much for all your input. I really appreciate it. This newsgroup is an invaluable tool. You'll be seeing me again likely, and will know me by my name "Connie Martin". Regards, Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, If you used a real email address, I would have sent you a small workbook a while back. But thought I had the solutions for you each time. Then I saw Frank's reply to email him the workbook, which would make sure that you get the correct solution. I think those that use their first and last names along with a real email address (even if the email address is only for newsgroups), get a lot more out of the newsgroups. Those that don't hide their name and email addresses are generally going to provide more reliable answers than someone with a name like "masked bandit" or "MB1239" who figures you'd never know who they are. Many of the sites with so called "throwaway" addresses are improving so you don't have to throw them away because they are doing a better job at filtering spam, and viruses. But you do have to check them just as often as you check your regular email. --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Connie" wrote in message ... David, you've lost me. I tried to follow what you were saying, step-by-step, but I ended up with #REF!. I am going to e-mail the file to Frank. Thank you so much for all your input. Maybe Frank can post back here with what he found. Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, Don't give up yet. B2: Jan Propagates across row 2 as Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr etc. using the Custom list, if you have it there otherwise type them across as you have done. If you have something in C2: like =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") Also make up a C4 like ="'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2" So you will see from the 4th row exactly what you are creating. as used within the INDIRECT Worksheet Formula. progagate your C4 cell across just like you did for C3, you could do them both (B3:B4) or all three (B2:B4) the same time with the fill handle. B2: Jan B3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") B4: ="'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2" C2: Feb C3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(C2) & " 2004'!H2") C4: ="'" & TRIM(C2) & " 2004'!H2" When using Month names in sheetnames, or in filenames, do consider whether having a form like 2004-09 for a month, or 2004-09-15 for a date, might make more sense as they can be sorted and will appear in the correct order. HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Frank Kabel" wrote in message ... Hi Connie the problem of the #REF error is that the sheet name does not match with the string in the INDIRECT formula. So it is absolutely necessary to have the EXACT sheetname and the EXACT value from row 2 to make this formula work. -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Frank, you will see by my response to David McRitchie that I have changed the cells. So, I did paste this formula here in cell B2. I deleted a row, that's why things changed from the last time I wrote about this. Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie enter the following formula as is in cell B3: =INDIRECT("'" & TRIM(B2) & " 2004'!H2") and copy this to the right. this formula expects that all your sheets arne name MMM 2004 -- Regards Frank Kabel Frankfurt, Germany Connie wrote: Well, I thought I explained it clearly from the beginning, but maybe I didn't and maybe that's the problem. I know it's hard sometimes to figure out what people are trying to do. I've looked at some of the other questions too, and I have scratched my head at some of them. Anyway, I will try to explain again: My workbook is 13 worksheets. On the 13th worksheet, which I've called Summary, it is as follow: In B2:M2 I have JAN, FEB, MAR, etc. In B3 I have the formula: ='JAN 2004'!H2, which is Worksheet 1. Each worksheet is called a month, hence 12 other worksheets. C3 now would normally be ='FEB 2004'!H2, and the only way I know to do this is enter each one individually because when you drag from B3 you get ='JAN 2004'!I2. I need a formula that would fill in picking up the number in cell H2 from each consecutive worksheet, not the next cell within the same worksheet. Hope this is clearer. Thank you Connie -----Original Message----- Hi Connie, I can't figure out what you want where. Why don't you describe what you want in the cells and where they are. So far the only cell address you supplied were B3:M3 where you have "Jan" through "Dec" which themselves can be fed in by dragging the Fill Handle And would populate from your Custom List. Are you trying to change the year or the H3, is the H3 to still be H3 in the other cells. Take a look at Fill Handle http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/fillhand.htm Also take a look at http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/buildtoc2.htm --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Connie" wrote... I think it will be much faster for me to just do it the long way, because I am not understanding what you are trying to tell me. I completed another worksheet the long . . . . . |
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Hi Connie,
I didn't think of your post as abrupt at all, far from it, especially since i'd already noticed your full name before I opened it. Seems a lot more friendly.and like someone who might even stick around to help to help others as well. --- Thanks, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "Connie Martin" wrotel... I just reread my post. It sounds abrupt. I didn't mean to sound that way because I wasn't feeling that way! Thanks again! Connie |
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