That seems not to work for some reason I have the following scenario Work.xls top.sheet F8 want to SUM source1!f8:source2!f8 ... source50!f8 want the sum of all 50 sheets in the same cell as the calling sheet... found one way, but it is very cumbersome, and lots of keying .... CB Ray Blake wrote: >If you have - say - 6 sheets called London, Bristol, Bath, Norwich, >Derby and Leeds, then you can sum cell B20 on each using this formula: > > =SUM(London:Leeds!B20) > >For other options, look up 'data consolidation' in Excel help. > >Ray > >------------------------------------ >GR Business Process Solutions >Ray Blake >Head of Software Design >ray@xxxxxxxxx >Braedon >Newell Road >Hemel Hempstead >Herts HP3 9PD >tel: 01442 396518 >fax: 01442 389353 >mobile: 07834 226601 >------------------------------------ > > >-----Original Message----- >From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >Behalf Of cb >Sent: 09 November 2004 16:22 >To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [mso] Excell > > >Have a situation, and know this is basic, but it is eluding me for some >reason... > >Have a spreadsheet, has a top sheet, and many other sheets to be >referenced... > >What I have to do is > >On the top sheet, a formula to SUM the same cell on many other sheets. > >I realize this is simple, but for the life of me I cannot remember the >syntax of this cell reference.. > >Anyone who would give sample reference please let me know with example, > >would greatly appreicate it. > >CB > >************************************************************* >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 >************************************************************* > > > ************************************************************* 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 *************************************************************