I am trying to assist someone who is having the following problem with source/destination excel files. When rows are added to the source file, it messes up the values in the destination file, cause it moves the cell reference. Here is a sample of how they are connected. It was recommended he use named ranges instead of cell locations, and when I see the size of his files, there seems to be hundreds of rows. Any thoughts as to how this type of situation can be best handled? He has no control over the source file, they insert rows all the time. But then the value in his destination file is wrong. Thanks, Cathy =IF('\\My Directory\[My File.xls]My Sheet'!$A$379="",0,1)+IF('\\My Directory\[My File.xls]My Sheet'!$A$380="",0,1)+IF('\\My Directory\[My File.xls]My Sheet'!$A$381="",0,1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************* 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 *************************************************************