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Markies - 28 May 2008 20:08 GMT
In the workbook I use for electric meter readings one of the months one row
doesn't calculate correctly. I cannot figure out why. The rest of the
workbook calculates the way it should. This particular row is about $45 off
what the total should be. Anyone know how I can fix this?
Otto Moehrbach - 28 May 2008 20:21 GMT
Be more specific about what you have.  A row doesn't calculate anything, a
formula does.  What are the formulas you have?  In what cells/columns?  What
are in the other columns?  Check the formats in the cells of the various
columns.  A cell that is formatted as text will display a number if a number
is entered into it, but in fact Excel will take that number as text.  Any
subsequent calculations with that "number" will not be correct.  HTH  Otto
> In the workbook I use for electric meter readings one of the months one
> row
> doesn't calculate correctly. I cannot figure out why. The rest of the
> workbook calculates the way it should. This particular row is about $45
> off
> what the total should be. Anyone know how I can fix this?
Gary''s Student - 28 May 2008 20:27 GMT
I would look at the two most likely sources of error:

1. A list of values was increased in size and the formula that referenced
the list was not updated to include the larger size

2. More likely - a value has been entered in a cell formatted for Text.  The
value LOOKS like good, but actually has the value 0.  Functions like

=SUM(A1:A100)

will not trap the error
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> In the workbook I use for electric meter readings one of the months one row
> doesn't calculate correctly. I cannot figure out why. The rest of the
> workbook calculates the way it should. This particular row is about $45 off
> what the total should be. Anyone know how I can fix this?
 
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