If you put this slightly modified version in E6
=E$4^ROW($A1)*$C6
you should be able to drag it across and down and get what you want
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HTH
Bob
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"The Life Coach" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Dear Bob,
>
> many thanks - could you expand on that a bit please - I assume you mean i
> repce my existing formulas with a variant on your suggestion - how would
> they
> look for say cells E6,E7,F6&F7.
>
> Many thanks again
>
> Andy Smulian
> --
> When would now be a good time to change?
>
>
> "Bob Phillips" wrote:
>
>> =$E$4^ROW(A1)*$C6
>>
>> and so on
>>
>> --
>> HTH
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
>> addy)
>>
>> "The Life Coach" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>> >I have a spread sheet - row 3 is a progression from 3-20
>> >(3,4,5....19,20)
>> > Column C has set values starting from row 6.
>> > E6=E4*C6
>> > E7=E4*E4*C7
>> > E8=E*E4*E4*C8
>> > E8=E4*E4*E4*E4*C9
>> >
>> > F6=F4*C6
>> > F7=F4*F4*C7
>> > F8=F4*F4*F4*C8
>> > F9=F4*F4*F4*F4*C9
>> >
>> > if I use autofill by dragging across to fill columns G onwards the C7
>> > becomes E7 then F7 thenG7 and so on, eg G8=G4*G4*G4*E8 instead of the
>> > correct
>> > G4*G4*G4*C8 - same problem if I drag down - E10 becomes =E8*C10 instead
>> > of
>> > =F4*F4*F4*F4*F4*C10.
>> >
>> > All help gratefull received as I have have to extend this table in both
>> > directions.
>> >
>> > OS is XP Home - excel is 2002
>> >
>> > Many Thanks
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > When would now be a good time to change?
>>
>>
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