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Jason Bacic
Aug 26, 2018Copper Contributor
excel only showing first value over again when I drag a formula down
Hi
My excel seems to only show the first value of a formula over again when I try and drag it down for other values in a table
please help
ie
6 6 formula A1*A2 36
7 7 formula B1 *B2 36 (not 47)
8 8 formula C1 * C2 36 (not 64)
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- Philip WestSteel Contributor
is your first forumla A1*A2 or is it something like: $A$1*$A$2
If it is, delete the $ and drag it down again
- Jason BacicCopper Contributor
Thank you Philip
No. There are no dollar signs
I have used excel for several decades.
Suddenly my excel changed for no reason I can account for and even for the most simple formulas i am experiencing this problem
If i re-click of the formula bar for the subsequent items in the table then they read the corect value, but on the initial drag, or if i change a value without reclicking the formula bar it does not change.
is there a function that keeps the first formula entry the same as all other entries in a table or series
- Philip WestSteel Contributor
It might be that you have accidentally turned automatic calculation off then.. go to the Formulas ribbon, calculate options and make sure Automatic is ticked.. Hopefully its currently set to manual and thats the problem.