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tiredtoo

(2,949 posts) Tue Jan 31, 2017, 01:02 PM Jan 2017

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Microsoft excel question

I should know this but it has been awhile since i used excel and my old brain has problems remembering stuff.
formula for sum using a constant cell used to be something like. Sum(*a*1..a20)
this locks in cell a1 if i remember correctly but it will not accept the *
help me i am trying to get an accumulative total here.

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Microsoft excel question (Original Post) tiredtoo Jan 2017 OP

Its the $ symbol you should use instead of * . Nt. drray23 Jan 2017 #1

Did you remember the equals sign in front? HassleCat Jan 2017 #2

Yep. $. Click on the cell reference in the formula bar and press F4. Or just type it in, like... CurtEastPoint Jan 2017 #3

I thought i already thanked you folks, darn it is hell to get old. Thank you :) tiredtoo Jan 2017 #4

drray23

(7,962 posts)

1. Its the $ symbol you should use instead of * . Nt.

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Tue Jan 31, 2017, 01:05 PM

Jan 2017

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)

2. Did you remember the equals sign in front?

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Tue Jan 31, 2017, 01:08 PM

Jan 2017

CurtEastPoint

(19,180 posts)

3. Yep. $. Click on the cell reference in the formula bar and press F4. Or just type it in, like...

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 01:15 PM

Jan 2017

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tiredtoo

(2,949 posts)

4. I thought i already thanked you folks, darn it is hell to get old. Thank you :)

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 07:28 PM

Jan 2017

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