Copying formula to sum multiple columns

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Kathy - 03 May 2008 06:00 GMT

I have a monthly cashflow with the data for each month in a separate columns.
To the right of the monthly data I would like to sum teh date to show a
quarterly cashflow. For the first quarter my formula is sum(b2:d2). In the
next column for the second quarter the formula should be sum(e2:g2). My
problem is that if I simply copy the formula created for Q1 it reflects
(c2:e2).

This is actually a five year cashflow so I'd really like to be able to copy
formulas to save time.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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T. Valko - 03 May 2008 06:36 GMT

Try this:

Assume the first cell you enter the formula in is BA2:

=SUM(OFFSET($B2,,(COLUMNS($BA2:BA2)-1)*3,,3))

Copy across as needed.

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Biff
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Kathy - 04 May 2008 05:36 GMT

Thanks Biff. It worked like a charm!

Kathy

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T. Valko - 04 May 2008 06:06 GMT

You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback!

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