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Need a formula that has a running calculation
I have a spreadsheet with 6 columns: 1 - Monday totals 2 - Tuesday totals 3 - Wednesday totals 4 - Thursday totals 5 - Friday totals 6 - Difference For #6, I need a formula that takes Monday t...
=SUM(INDIRECT("A2:A"&COUNTA(A:A)))-SUM(INDIRECT("B2:B"&COUNTA(B:B)))-SUM(INDIRECT("C2:C"&COUNTA(C:C)))-SUM(INDIRECT("D2:D"&COUNTA(D:D)))-SUM(INDIRECT("E2:E"&COUNTA(E:E)))
Maybe with this formula as shown in the attached file.
I might suggest using OFFSET instead INDIRECT since if things move or columns inserted etc... the text in INDIRECT will not change while cell references in OFFSET will.
That aside i would ask RonnieLCCC to explain a little more about the issue. Basically if you take A1-SUM(B1:E1) that will give you what you're asking (for row 1) assuming Wed, Th, F are empty until you insert the numbers. If you need the whole column as shown above then
=sum(A:A) - sum(B:E) should work
the only thing I'm guessing (and that is the problem, I'm guessing) is that maybe you have columns of M-F and rows for each week and at any given point you will be filling in a particular row and you want to sum mondays - T,W,Th,F but only up to the day you have filled in (i.e. prior rows are filled in but if this week is only on W then only sum M - T - W)? Try this:
= SUM(A:A) - SUM(B:B)*(count(B:B)=count(A:A)) - SUM(C:C)*(count(C:C)=count(A:A))- SUM(D:D)*(count(D:D)=count(A:A))- SUM(E:E)*(count(E:E)=count(A:A))
or in a more compact form:
=SUM(A:A) - IFERROR(SUM(OFFSET(B:B,0,0,,COUNT(INDEX(A:E,COUNTA(A:A),))-1)),0)
That aside i would ask RonnieLCCC to explain a little more about the issue. Basically if you take A1-SUM(B1:E1) that will give you what you're asking (for row 1) assuming Wed, Th, F are empty until you insert the numbers. If you need the whole column as shown above then
=sum(A:A) - sum(B:E) should work
the only thing I'm guessing (and that is the problem, I'm guessing) is that maybe you have columns of M-F and rows for each week and at any given point you will be filling in a particular row and you want to sum mondays - T,W,Th,F but only up to the day you have filled in (i.e. prior rows are filled in but if this week is only on W then only sum M - T - W)? Try this:
= SUM(A:A) - SUM(B:B)*(count(B:B)=count(A:A)) - SUM(C:C)*(count(C:C)=count(A:A))- SUM(D:D)*(count(D:D)=count(A:A))- SUM(E:E)*(count(E:E)=count(A:A))
or in a more compact form:
=SUM(A:A) - IFERROR(SUM(OFFSET(B:B,0,0,,COUNT(INDEX(A:E,COUNTA(A:A),))-1)),0)
- re-reading the OP, I'm thinking it is my first formula
=A1-SUM(B1:E1)
and then fill down as needed