Adding rows in linked spreadsheets

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Parcey

Hi. I am having an issue with 2 linked spreadsheets. I need to have th
same data in both sheets...I linked them so i only have to enter dat
in one of them to save time. Occasionally i need to insert a new row i
the first sheet to keep similar items together. Is it possible to hav
that new row (and the data i enter in it) automatically created in th
second spreadsheet? At this time I have to create a new row and the
link the cell in the second sheet manually every time. Is there
quicker way? Thanks in advance..
 
Try this ..

Suppose we want to link what's within Sheet1's A1:E100
in Sheet2's A1:E100

In Sheet2,

Put in A1:
=IF(OFFSET(Sheet1!$A$1,ROW()-1,COLUMN()-1)=0,"",
OFFSET(Sheet1!$A$1,ROW()-1,COLUMN()-1))

Copy A1 across to say, H1, fill down to H150 (say)

Fill a range large enough to accommodate the
max expected "expansion"* of the original range in Sheet1
*via subsequent insertion of rows/cols within the original range

Sheet2 will return the required results from Sheet1

For formats, do a Copy > Paste special > Formats > OK
(Copy from Sheet1, Paste special into Sheet2.
This part is manual but should be simple to execute)
 

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