Hey Beth. Why do you press ctrl+D? If you just drag the formula by the fill handle, you'll get the same result. What does ctrl+D do differently? Linda F. Johnson Linda's Computer Stop Author, MOS: Excel 2003 Study Guide, published by John Wiley and Sons http://personal-computer-tutor.com -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Beth Lee Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:05 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: excel question And if you want that to happen *every* time you type a name in the E column, then click on the formula you've typed in E10, drag down the column as far as you like, and then press Ctrl+D. This copies the formula into each of the cells in that column, but adjusts the row reference accordingly. Regards, Beth Lee Tallahasee, Florida www.callibeth.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, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or 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 If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************