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cell refs

ResolvedVersion 2007

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Cell refs

I have linked some spreadsheets to a pivot table, but when I open the linked spreadsheet without having the pivot table spreadsheet open I invariably get cell refs. How do I stop this happening?

RE: cell refs

Hi Fergal, thanks for your query. Your links sound a lot like they include the GETPIVOTDATA function, which is switched on automatically and draws the information from the Pivot table held in memory. When you don't have anything in memory/the buffer you will end up with cell refs because there is nothing to draw through. Try turning off the GETPIVOTDATA functionality and rebuilding your links to the more usual A1 notation, there's a walkthrough here:

http://www.contextures.com/xlpivot06.html

Hope this helps,

Anthony

RE: cell refs

Thank you Anthony!

Excel tip:

Quickly insert a function

In Excel 97 and 2000 it was known as the Paste Function dialog box, these days it's known as the Insert Function dialog box. Regardless, one has to choose Insert|Function. or the fx button to open it up. There is, however, a non-mousey way to get hold of the Insert Function dialog box: press Shift+F3 in a blank cell to open the Insert Function dialog.

Press Shift+F3 after a function name and open bracket to open the Function Arguments dialog. For example, type =VLOOKUP( into a cell and press Shift+F3 to obtain a detailed description of VLOOKUP's arguments.

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