Filling Down Formula

Is there a way to fill a column down which contains a calculation without
having the result appear until the actual data is inputted?

For a simple example: Column C is a running total of A and B, with C’s
formula filled down to Row 5. I don’t want to have the running total appear
in Column C for rows that haven’t any data entered. As shown below, I don’t
want the last three 6’s appearing. The formula, beginning at C2 is:
C2 =SUM(A2:B2)+C1
C3 =SUM(A3:B3)+C2
etc.

Thank you for your assistance.

A B C
1 2 3
1 2 6
6
6
6

Can you let me know if this works for you?

c2:
=IF(AND(ISNUMBER(A2),ISNUMBER(B2)),SUM(A2:B2)+C1,"")

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Originally Posted by Glenn

Is there a way to fill a column down which contains a calculation without
having the result appear until the actual data is inputted?

For a simple example: Column C is a running total of A and B, with C’s
formula filled down to Row 5. I don’t want to have the running total appear
in Column C for rows that haven’t any data entered. As shown below, I don’t
want the last three 6’s appearing. The formula, beginning at C2 is:
C2 =SUM(A2:B2)+C1
C3 =SUM(A3:B3)+C2
etc.

Thank you for your assistance.

A B C
1 2 3
1 2 6
6
6
6

Change your formula slightly to hide the sum:

=if(count(a2:b2)=0,"",sum(a2:b2)+c1)



Glenn wrote:
>
> Is there a way to fill a column down which contains a calculation without
> having the result appear until the actual data is inputted?
>
> For a simple example: Column C is a running total of A and B, with C’s
> formula filled down to Row 5. I don’t want to have the running total appear
> in Column C for rows that haven’t any data entered. As shown below, I don’t
> want the last three 6’s appearing. The formula, beginning at C2 is:
> C2 =SUM(A2:B2)+C1
> C3 =SUM(A3:B3)+C2
> etc.
>
> Thank you for your assistance.
>
> A B C
> 1 2 3
> 1 2 6
> 6
> 6
> 6

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Dave Peterson

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Wow! That's great Dave. Thanks. Couldn't have done it without you.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> Change your formula slightly to hide the sum:
>
> =if(count(a2:b2)=0,"",sum(a2:b2)+c1)
>
>
>
> Glenn wrote:
> >
> > Is there a way to fill a column down which contains a calculation without
> > having the result appear until the actual data is inputted?
> >
> > For a simple example: Column C is a running total of A and B, with C’s
> > formula filled down to Row 5. I don’t want to have the running total appear
> > in Column C for rows that haven’t any data entered. As shown below, I don’t
> > want the last three 6’s appearing. The formula, beginning at C2 is:
> > C2 =SUM(A2:B2)+C1
> > C3 =SUM(A3:B3)+C2
> > etc.
> >
> > Thank you for your assistance.
> >
> > A B C
> > 1 2 3
> > 1 2 6
> > 6
> > 6
> > 6
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>

if a & b are empty on a row but you contiue with data in the
next row, your running balance or whatever you have will
start over.
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"Glenn" <Glenn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D6E3DA01-D7E2-43CA-A5E7-B444B180038F@microsoft.com...
> Wow! That's great Dave. Thanks. Couldn't have done it without you.
>
> "Dave Peterson" wrote:
>
> > Change your formula slightly to hide the sum:
> >
> > =if(count(a2:b2)=0,"",sum(a2:b2)+c1)