Slightly different format, e.g. =SUM(Sheet1:Sheet2!A1:F18) or for yours =SUM('Sheet 1':'Sheet 160'!A2) probably. Regards, Dave S ----- Original Message ----- From: <LarrysPCRemedies@xxxxxxx> To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 2:15 PM Subject: [mso] Excel 97-2000 sheet references. > Hi guys, > > I am developing a spreadsheet with many individual sheets using the Excel > 97-2000 format. All but one of them contain individual data items in the > same > format. The lonely one is a summary sheet of the other sheets ... mostly > sums > but may contain other functions, which will reference the others. > > Rather than saying > ='Sheet 1'!A2+'Sheet 2'!A2+'Sheet 3'!A2+'Sheet 4'!A2+ ... 'Sheet > 160'!A2 > > in the summary sheet which is rather tedeous, is there a way of specifying > a > RANGE of sheets so that I could use something like > > =SUM('Sheet 1'!A2..'Sheet 160'!A2) > > Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, your my only hope > Larry > > **************You're invited to Hollywood's biggest party: Get Oscars > updates, red carpet pics and more at Moviefone. > (http://movies.aol.com/oscars-academy-awards?ncid=emlcntusmovi00000001) > > ************************************************************* > 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 share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister > group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow > you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for > FILE SHARING ONLY. > > 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 > ************************************************************* ************************************************************* 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 share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. 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 *************************************************************