automatically updating summary worksheet

Hi,

I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a specific year.
There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all purchases for all
years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary worksheet
anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?

Hi srpettew,

Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the others, the data
should update automatically anytime the worksheet re-calculates.

Cheers


"srpettew" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
>
> I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a specific
year.
> There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all purchases for all
> years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary worksheet
> anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?

Hi macropod,

I'm trying to figure out how to do this (formula linking to others).

Thanks.

"macropod" wrote:

> Hi srpettew,
>
> Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the others, the data
> should update automatically anytime the worksheet re-calculates.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> "srpettew" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a specific
> year.
> > There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all purchases for all
> > years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary worksheet
> > anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?
>
>
>

Well, at it's simplest:
..Select the target cell (i.e. the one on your Summary sheet you want to have
updated automatically),
.. press the '=' sign
.. select the source cell
.. press <Enter>
Now the two are linked and the value on the Summary sheet should update
whenever the source cell is updated. In essence, the procedure is the same
as you might use with the mouse to reference another cell on the same
worksheet - the only significant difference is that you're selecting another
worksheet's tab along the way.

Cheers


"srpettew" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi macropod,
>
> I'm trying to figure out how to do this (formula linking to others).
>
> Thanks.
>
> "macropod" wrote:
>
> > Hi srpettew,
> >
> > Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the others, the data
> > should update automatically anytime the worksheet re-calculates.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > "srpettew" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a specific
> > year.
> > > There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all purchases for
all
> > > years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary
worksheet
> > > anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?
> >
> >
> >

I have a running tally on a summary sheet. I don't want to lose those
numbers. If I make the specific cell equal to another cell in another
workbook, it will change my summary. All I really want to do is add the
summary workbook cell with any updates made in the current year workbook.
For example, if the total number of licenses for a product is 7 (summary),
and I purchase 2 more licenses this year, I want the summary to now show 9.
Does this make sense?

Thanks,
SP

"macropod" wrote:

> Well, at it's simplest:
> ..Select the target cell (i.e. the one on your Summary sheet you want to have
> updated automatically),
> .. press the '=' sign
> .. select the source cell
> .. press <Enter>
> Now the two are linked and the value on the Summary sheet should update
> whenever the source cell is updated. In essence, the procedure is the same
> as you might use with the mouse to reference another cell on the same
> worksheet - the only significant difference is that you're selecting another
> worksheet's tab along the way.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> "srpettew" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi macropod,
> >
> > I'm trying to figure out how to do this (formula linking to others).
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > "macropod" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi srpettew,
> > >
> > > Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the others, the data
> > > should update automatically anytime the worksheet re-calculates.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > >
> > > "srpettew" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a specific
> > > year.
> > > > There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all purchases for
> all
> > > > years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary
> worksheet
> > > > anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

Hi srpettew,

OK, so you have a 'current year *workbook*' which, if I understand you
correctly, has 'a running tally on a summary sheet'. I assume that's not the
same *worksheet* that has the licence data, since your original post said
you 'have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a specific
year'. In that case, a solution along the lines I proposed will work - I
didn't mention anything about linking to another *workbook* - though you
could do that too if there was a case for doing so.

So, what exactly do you want to appear in your summary:
- the sum of all cells in a specified location; or
- the sum of all cells in a specified column,
on all worksheets? Something else?

Cheers


"srpettew" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have a running tally on a summary sheet. I don't want to lose those
> numbers. If I make the specific cell equal to another cell in another
> workbook, it will change my summary. All I really want to do is add the
> summary workbook cell with any updates made in the current year workbook.
> For example, if the total number of licenses for a product is 7 (summary),
> and I purchase 2 more licenses this year, I want the summary to now show
9.
> Does this make sense?
>
> Thanks,
> SP
>
> "macropod" wrote:
>
> > Well, at it's simplest:
> > ..Select the target cell (i.e. the one on your Summary sheet you want to
have
> > updated automatically),
> > .. press the '=' sign
> > .. select the source cell
> > .. press <Enter>
> > Now the two are linked and the value on the Summary sheet should update
> > whenever the source cell is updated. In essence, the procedure is the
same
> > as you might use with the mouse to reference another cell on the same
> > worksheet - the only significant difference is that you're selecting
another
> > worksheet's tab along the way.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > "srpettew" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > Hi macropod,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to figure out how to do this (formula linking to others).
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > "macropod" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi srpettew,
> > > >
> > > > Assuming you summary sheet has formulae linking to the others, the
data
> > > > should update automatically anytime the worksheet re-calculates.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "srpettew" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have several tabs (worksheets) representing purchases for a
specific
> > > > year.
> > > > > There is one tab (worksheet) that is a Summary of all purchases
for
> > all
> > > > > years. How do I get Excel to automatically update the Summary
> > worksheet
> > > > > anytime one of the other worksheets are modified?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >