excel

[Guest]

Hi,

I am adding a number to an existing formula on my workbook. I have over
500 entires to update. When I change the first formula and copy and paste
it, all the formulas become the same. How would I be able to make each cells
formula the same and just add the one addition.

Can anyone help ?

Thanks

Medina

 

[Guest]

Can you give us some exampls of the actual formulas you are dealing with and
what type of number you are adding to it?

 

[Guest]

ok

the formula is =M5+2.275+.08 the second # (2.275) is different for each
cell. I need to add 5 cents to all the formulas. My only problem is that
the second number in each equation needs to remain different. The only thing
that I need to do is link the 5 cent addition to all the formulas without
having to do each one separately.

Thanks for your help

 

[Sandy Mann]

tm m,

With a range of your formula, (with the 2.275 slightly altered in each
formula), I entered .05 in an unused cell and the selected the range of
formulas and the Paste Special > Add and got:

=(M5+2.275+0.08)+0.05

--
HTH

Sandy
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[Pete_UK]

Alternatively, if your second number is never 0.08, then you could
highlight the cells with the formula in and do Find & Replace (CTRL-H):

Find What: 0.08
Replace with: 0.13

Hope this helps.

Pete

 

[Harlan Grove]

Pete_UK wrote...

Alternatively, if your second number is never 0.08, then you could
highlight the cells with the formula in and do Find & Replace (CTRL-H):

Find What: 0.08
Replace with: 0.13

....

Problem is that this would also replace, say, 20.08 with 20.13. While
you may be able to include + as the first character of each, there'd
still be problems when the original term has more decimal places but
begins with 0.08.

 

[Pete_UK]

God point, Harlan - thanks.

Pete

Pete_UK wrote...
...

Problem is that this would also replace, say, 20.08 with 20.13. While
you may be able to include + as the first character of each, there'd
still be problems when the original term has more decimal places but
begins with 0.08.

 

[Guest]

Sandy,

u have a point, but how can I just copy and paste the addition to all the
formulas w/o changing the second value

 

[shail]

Hi Melinda

1. You need to CTRL + H
2. Find +.08
3. Replace with +.08+5

This will add 5 to all of your formulas without changing anything else

thanks

Shail

 

[Guest]

nevermind I got it thankyou so much for your help

 

[Guest]

what did u hit in paste special that copied it, I can't seem to figure it out

thanks

 

[shail]

1. You need to CTRL + H
2. Find +.08
3. Replace with +.08+5


This will add 5 to all of your formulas without changing anything else


thanks


Shail

 

[Sandy Mann]

Medina,

I am sorry if I did not make it clear. I copied the cell with the 0.05 in
it then selected the range to be modified and selected:

Paste Special then click on the ADD option in the Operation section of the
dialog box and then click OK.


--
HTH

Sandy
In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland

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[Rondia]

What's the variation of the formulas? Can you reply with the first
three cells' formulas?

Thanks