sum from many worksheets

[cjjoo]

i have 50 over worksheets and they are all the same format.

now , i want to consolidate all the datas( from the 50 sheets) into on
worksheet.

now, i am using =sheet1!A1+sheet2!A1......sheet50!A1 to calculate th
output

is there a better way of doing this? something lik
=sum(sheet1!:sheet50!)_all

the_cells_in_A1 without having to point to the exact cell of eac
worksheet

 

[Paul Sheppard]

i have 50 over worksheets and they are all the same format.

now , i want to consolidate all the datas( from the 50 sheets) into one
worksheet.

now, i am using =sheet1!A1+sheet2!A1......sheet50!A1 to calculate the
output

is there a better way of doing this? something like
=sum(sheet1!:sheet50!)_all

the_cells_in_A1 without having to point to the exact cell of each
worksheet?

Hi again cjjoo

You are nearly there, this is what you need

=SUM(Sheet1:Sheet3!A1) change A1 to suit your requirements

you can then copy this formula for other cells

 

[Norman Jones]

Hi CJ,

You are nearly there.

Dave Peterson nicely explained the technique in a recent post:

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I like this technique...

Create two new worksheets--one to the far right and one to the far left.

Call them Start and End

Then using a sheet (Summary) that is outside this "sandwich" of worksheets:

=sum(start:end!B37)

Then you can drag sheets in and out of that sandwich to play what if games.

I'd put a couple of notes on each of these sheets:

"don't delete this sheet!"

And protect the worksheet so that people don't use it for real data
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