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Pat Terhune Posted on May 05, 2016

After copying a formula from one cell to another, how do I make the copied formula a permanent number?

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Hello:

After you get your value into the formula field, highlight that field, right click, copy, then "paste special", you should see an icon with numbers eg: 123, press enter.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 06, 2008

SOURCE: If formula

use the relative cell reference F4 key..

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 30, 2008

SOURCE: formula for copy multiple cells at a time

You'll want to use the IF formula, its syntax goes like this: =IF(condition to be met,value if true,value if false)

If you want to use text for the true/false values, you'll need to put the term in quotes.

Example, lets say you want to know if 260+G$2+F60+$X$99+$A25 is equal to 1024, then the formula would be: =IF(260+G$2+F60+$X$99+$A25=1024,"True","False")

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Adi Sunardy

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  • Posted on Mar 23, 2009

SOURCE: copy formulas

It should work if you just copy and paste it. Or select the range of your working area and right click in destination cell and choose paste special. When new window pop up, just choose Formula.

It should work usually, but by any chance you've encountered the problem regarding this. Just let me know...i'll try to help you...


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David Shaub

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  • Posted on Aug 23, 2009

SOURCE: I copied the following: Private Sub

This will fix you up. You can just use the date stamp or the date and time stamp.

1 2 3 A B Formula Description (Result) =TODAY() Current date (varies) =NOW() Current date and time (varies)

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 17, 2009

SOURCE: Why don't formulas copy from cell to cell?

Step 1
Determine what formula is to be copied and to what location it is to be copied. Carefully consider the cells that are to be referenced in the formula and that they are indeed the cells that contain the information to be acted upon by this formula.
Step 2
Highlight a cell that has the formula in it and click the right mouse button. Select the "Copy" option.
Step 3
Move to the new destination cell for this formula, right click the mouse button and select "Paste."
Step 4
Check the first cell to make sure the correct calculation has been performed. If not, check the formula that appears in the cell that contains the result of the formula that was just copied. Make sure that the formula references the correct cells. If not, correct the formula and then copy the corrected formula to the rest of the cells that should have this formula applied to them.

The only time I have seen this not work is when the cells/pages are protected.

Note: 
Some formulas will require references to multiple pages or a workbook. Make sure that the absolute cell address is used for specific numbers and those that are to be applied to subsequent cell addresses are clearly denoted by the use of "$" in the cell address.

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When i copy a sum formula in excel the first cell does not remain the same it increments by 1. how can I prevent this?

There are 2 types of direct cell references that you can use when you're writing formulas: Relative References & Absolute References.
A Relative Reference is the address of a cell (e.g. A5). When a Relative Reference in a formula is copied from one cell to another, the Reference gets changed automatically. e.g. If you put a formula in cell c5 as A5+1, when you copy this from c5 to c6 the formula A5+1 will automatically change to A6+1.
An Absolute Cell Reference does not change when its copied to another location. As in the example above if the formula in cell C5 is written as $A$5+1, if you copy this formula from C5 to C6 it will remain as $A$5+1 (NOT change to $A$6+1.
The $ sign signifies Absolute, and can be applied to the Row reference, the Column reference, or both Column & Row (as in the example).
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In Excel adding positive and negative numbers

Yes,


  1. Select the column. (click on top of the column it will select)
  2. Right Click and select Format Cells.
  3. Select Currency in Category then press OK
b6298df.gif Now just type your Numbers i.e. 571 for $571 and -650 for -$650 and sum using the normal way.

That is Select the Cells which you want to SUM and Press Alt+=

This will bring the total just below the selected cells.

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When copy from one worksheet to other formulas not copied, only values

Select and copy formula after "=" sign then in target Cell type "=" then paste formula and press enter.

For more clarification please mail on [email protected] with screenshots.
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Problem was found in Micorsoft excel 2003. When I copy the formula from one (original) cell to another (new) cell, the formula in the new cell has updated but the value show on the new cell was the...

Once you have copy the cell from where the formula cam from, on the destination cell,
go to
1. Edit
2. Paste Special
3. Formula.
4. Press Enter

This should resolve your problem. Regards.
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Why don't formulas copy from cell to cell?

Step 1
Determine what formula is to be copied and to what location it is to be copied. Carefully consider the cells that are to be referenced in the formula and that they are indeed the cells that contain the information to be acted upon by this formula.
Step 2
Highlight a cell that has the formula in it and click the right mouse button. Select the "Copy" option.
Step 3
Move to the new destination cell for this formula, right click the mouse button and select "Paste."
Step 4
Check the first cell to make sure the correct calculation has been performed. If not, check the formula that appears in the cell that contains the result of the formula that was just copied. Make sure that the formula references the correct cells. If not, correct the formula and then copy the corrected formula to the rest of the cells that should have this formula applied to them.

The only time I have seen this not work is when the cells/pages are protected.

Note: 
Some formulas will require references to multiple pages or a workbook. Make sure that the absolute cell address is used for specific numbers and those that are to be applied to subsequent cell addresses are clearly denoted by the use of "$" in the cell address.
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How to number a column. I can't remember the short formula, something like a1+1= which would make the number two pop up in the cell underneath.

You can number rows in a column by entering a number in cell A1 (usually the number 1 but youcan start with any number) and the formula (=A1+1) in the next row. The result there will be 2. Copy that formula down the rows you want to number and they will be numbered 3, 4, 5, etc. Each row adds 1 to the previous row so if you do anything that disrupts the sequence (like inserting a row between two others) you will have to copy the formulas down again to restore the sequence. You can also use the Edit-Fill-... menu command to put a series of numbers into rows. Put the starting number in th efirst row. Highlight it and the rows that you want to number and select Edit-Fill-Series... Those numbers will not change if you insert columns or move the formulas.
Or you can use the formula =ROW(A1) in any cell to return the number of that row. (The result of =ROW(A1) is the number 1 in cell A1, the result of =ROW(A2) is the number 2 in cell B2, etc. In this case inserting rows will not affect the numbering (i.e. row A5 will always be numbered 5 even if the data in it is moved down.)
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Want to copy formula into multiple excel sheets

why not? however, you can also insert an apostrophe (') at the start of the equation before copying the entire formula so that the formula will be treated as a text thus preserving all cell references. dont forget to remove the apostrophes after you have pasted them though for the formulas to work again.
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Finding the right formula

Assumption:

  1. we work on sheet1, cell b1 as description of material and cell e1 as quantity figure.
  2. we will put the transfer the text in cell b1 to sheet2 cell a1 if you have entered some value in sheet1 cell e1. Otherwise sheet2 cell a1 will left empty or display some text as "NONE" or as you wish.
what you should do is make a formula in sheet2 cell a1 like this:

=IF(Sheet1!e1<>"",Sheet1!b1,"")

The formula will check sheet1 cell e1, if there is any number or text put in there, the value of Sheet1 cell b1 will be copied to sheet2 cell a1. If you don't supply any number or text in sheet1 cell e1, there's nothing will appeared in sheet2 cell a1.

If you want some text will display when there's no value in sheet1 cell e1 just change the formula like this:

=IF(Sheet1!e1<>"",Sheet1!b1,"NONE")

You can modify it as your like. Just copy the formula to another row in sheet2 column a.


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If/Then Formula

not really
Just create the
formula =if(e1=1,"X",if(e1=2,"Z","")) in cell K1 then
formula =if(f1=1,"X",if(f1=2,"Z"),"") in cell L1 then
formula =if(g1=1,"X",if(g1=2,"Z","")) in cell m1 then
formula =if(H1=1,"X",if(h1=2,"Z","")) in cell N1 then
if you wanted another statement
formula =if(H1=1,"X",if(h1=2,"Z",if(h1=3,"Y,""))) in cell N1
this is nesting the if statement you just keep adding conditions.
What you are asking I have to type this in 600 times
No just do one line and then highlight the cells with the if in it and then select copy from edit menu or right click and select copy
Then click on next 599 cells by clicking on first cell and hold mouse button down and drag down mouse to last 1000 row of cell and right click mouse and select paste. The formulas will alter accordingly as pasted to each cell

You could also use a vlookup statement
you open another workbook look at bottom of worksheet for tabs to add a workbook.
Then you create a table in other workbook
1 cell A1 H in B1
2 cell A2 Z in B2
https://www.timeatlas.com/vlookup-tutorial/
you would still need to copy the cells down
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Excel formula

Relative cell reference is address of cell , when copied from one cell to another gets changed automatically.

e.g. Put formula in cell c5 as A5+1 when you copy this from c5 to c6 the address of A5 will automatically changed to A6.

 

Absolute Cell Reference

As above now put formula in cell C5 as $A$5+1 ,now copy this formula from C5 to C6 if you this formula youwill find cell Address of A5 does not changed.

 

Mixed Cell Reference:

If we put Dollar ($) sign before Alphabetic cell address i.e.$c5 then even if you copy this formula in any cell , coloumn (c)  will remains constant.

Similarly if we put Dollar ($) sign before Numeric cell address i.e.c$5  then you copy this formula in any cell row address of the cell remains same.(5).

 

Pl elobarate on remaining two points 'Specific order of formulas ' and 'advance formulas,

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