thedanzone 2 Posted April 9, 2007 I am having a problem copying a formula to multiple cells. Say I have A1-A10 with hourly rates. In B1 I put +A1*2080 and click enter. I get the right answer in B1, but when I drag the formula down to B2-B10 it gives me the value of B1. To correct it I then have to click on B2 then click in the text bar right above the column headings, hit enter and the formula then works. Then I repeat for B3 - B10. On the other hand if I put 1 in A1 and 2 in A2 and highlight both then drag down it does count correctly leaving 3 in B3 and 4 in B4 etc. Any ideas as to why my formulas are not working correctly? TIA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electric Mayhem 35 Posted April 9, 2007 make sure there are no '$' in your formula. It should read: =A1*2080 not =$A$1*2080 the '$' lock the cell value when you copy it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedanzone 2 Posted April 9, 2007 make sure there are no '$' in your formula. It should read: =A1*2080 not =$A$1*2080 the '$' lock the cell value when you copy it No $ symbols are in the formula when i drag it down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brinett9 0 Posted April 9, 2007 No $ symbols are in the formula when i drag it down. rebootwords Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electric Mayhem 35 Posted April 9, 2007 No $ symbols are in the formula when i drag it down. look at the folmula in B1. If it reads: =B1*2080 then hit F9. You might have Excel set to manual calculation if it reads: =A1*2080 then try copying the formula using "copy" and "paste" rather than dragging down (although that should work...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedanzone 2 Posted April 9, 2007 look at the folmula in B1. If it reads: =B1*2080 then hit F9. You might have Excel set to manual calculation if it reads: =A1*2080 then try copying the formula using "copy" and "paste" rather than dragging down (although that should work...) Funny, I was looking under options and tried the F9 thing and that changes everything correctly. Somehow my calculations were changed from Automatic to Manual. I just changed it back, thanks EM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brinett9 0 Posted April 9, 2007 Funny, I was looking under options and tried the F9 thing and that changes everything correctly. Somehow my calculations were changed from Automatic to Manual. I just changed it back, thanks EM. Ah....good to know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedanzone 2 Posted April 9, 2007 Pivot table. Great tool , I use them, just thi sis the wrong application for pivot tables. Ah....good to know. Yeah, maybe the last windows update toggled it off or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cdub100 3,384 Posted April 9, 2007 I think you need a new computer. Try restarting it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,455 Posted April 9, 2007 Pivot table. Roooootate..... [RossGeller] PI-VOT![/RossGeller] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electric Mayhem 35 Posted April 9, 2007 Funny, I was looking under options and tried the F9 thing and that changes everything correctly. Somehow my calculations were changed from Automatic to Manual. I just changed it back, thanks EM. no problemo sometimes when you work with a large spreadsheet with tons of calcualtions Excel will automatically change the setting to manual on its own to aviod re-calculating everything when the file it opened or manipulated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parrot 789 Posted April 9, 2007 Great tool , I use them, just thi sis the wrong application for pivot tables. I was just saying it to try and sound smart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 3,455 Posted April 9, 2007 no problemo sometimes when you work with a large spreadsheet with tons of calcualtions Excel will automatically change the setting to manual on its own to aviod re-calculating everything when the file it opened or manipulated. Additionally, GB the &text command Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
