Hi Jens, From the mail it is understood that the rate which is arrived from the cell at the bottom has also the formulae of the rate field. Hence Excel gives an Circular reference error. Remove the formulae which is indicating the rate from the bottom of the cell and try . It should work. else please send across the worksheet with sample date to analyse. -----Original Message----- From: Jens Outzen [mailto:Jens.Outzen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 05:15 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Excel guru required :-) Okay, here goes the problem: I have created a cost spreadsheet, the problem I have is that one of the cells contains a calculation which is x * a rate. That is easy enough except the rate is based on a calculation using the BOTTOM line and as this calculation forms part of what is above the bottom line - hey presto ! - I have a circular reference. Any good ideas of getting around this problem. Jens N. Outzen Senior Commercial Analyst Paddington Station 0207 298 7300 ext 243 ********************************************************************** This message is confidential. It may not be disclosed to, or used by, anyone other than the addressee. If you receive this message in error, please advise us immediately. Internet email is not necessarily secure. First does not accept responsibility for changes to any email which occur after the email has been sent. Attachments to this email could contain software viruses which could damage your system. First have checked the attachments for viruses before sending, but you should virus-check them before opening. For more information on our range of services or to book your tickets online, please visit:- http://www.firstgroup.com ********************************************************************** ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ___________________________________________________________________________ 'Visit us at www.sundaramfinance.in' ___________________________________________________________________________ "This E-mail may contain privileged information and is intended solely for the addressee, and any disclosure of this information is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this mail by mistake, please inform us immediately and delete this mail. Any information expressed in this mail does not necessarily reflect the views of SUNDARAM FINANCE LIMITED. As per SUNDARAM FINANCE LIMITED's policy, unencrypted mail via Internet is not considered secure". ___________________________________________________________________________ ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************