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Tue 19 Nov 2013, 11:07 Delegate Catherine said...

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I have a 5 page worksheet and I need to link them together so that the 1st worksheet adds up the data when I input it into the other 4 worksheets, its a P&L document so the forumalas are in the latter 4 worksheets but I cannot get them all to add up in the first worksheet no matter what I do. I have been able to link worksheet 1 and 2 but not 3 - 5.

Can anyone help? Thanks,

Wed 20 Nov 2013, 14:47 Trainer Cindy said...

RE: Excel

Hello Catherine,

Thank you for your question regarding linking worksheets.

Lets say the five worksheets you refer to are called worksheet1, worksheet2, worksheet3, worksheet4 and worksheet5. And you want cell A1 of worksheet1 to contain the total of the values in cell B1 of the other 4 worksheets.

In worksheet1 click into cell A1 (or wherever you want the answer to go) and type = then click worksheet2, cell B1, then type +. Then click worksheet3, cell B1, then type +. Then click worksheet4, cell B1, then type +. Then click worksheet5, cell B1, then press enter.

If done correctly you will get an answer and the formula should look something like this:

= worksheet2!B5 + worksheet3!B5 + worksheet4!B5 + worksheet5!B5

(No spaces are needed within the formula)

Hope this helps.

Kind regards

Cindy
Microsoft Office Trainer

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Checking formulas with multiple operators

When dealing with formulas containing more than one operator (+, -, /, *), Excel follow standard BEDMAS order of operation rules. These rules specify the order that calculations will be performed in, regardless of how the formula reads left to right:

B = brackets
E = exponents
D = division
M = multiplication
A = addition
S = subtraction

It should be noted that multiplication and division are considered equal; as are addition and subtraction.

If you would like to check the order in which Excel is performing calculations in a formula, simply click on the cell containing the formula. Then go to Tools - Formula Auditing and select Evaluate Formula.

In the Evaluate Formula dialogue box that appears on your screen, click the Evaluate button to see how Excel calculates the formula result.

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