I was able to figure out one way to do it. I made one grid where the requisitions are entered and another grid with each account listed in a column for calculation. I used a pretty simple formula in the tracking grid =if(c5=$m$1, G5,"") Where c5 is the account name where the requisition is posted and $m$1 is a column heading with the same account name and G5 is the amount for that requisition. When the requisition is posted, the amount goes to the correct column where I just have the formula =M3-SUM(M5:M141) where M3 is the budgeted amount for that account and then any amounts that go to that column will be subtracted. -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jenny Johnson Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 10:24 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Excel Formula Question I would like to keep a running total of various budget line items(accounts) as requisitions are processed. I have created a spreadsheet that has columns of Date, Requisition #, Vendor, Amount, Account Name, Account Number, etc. For Account Name, I have a drop down list and when users choose the name, the number will fill in. I have another sheet with a master budget. So if one account A starts with $1000 and account B has $500 and I have a requisition from Account A, I think I can write a formula that would find the account number and the budgeted amount and subtract the first requisition. But later when I write another requisition, how do I make it look at all the requisitions that have been written for Account A to get the running remaining balance? Thanks for any help you can offer. Please let me know if I can clarify my question. Thanks, Jenny ************************************************************* 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 ************************************************************* ************************************************************* 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 *************************************************************