[Year 12 IT Apps] Just an oldie! But can we please identify ourselves?

[Robert Hind]

Hi Selina,

A good contribution to the list.

But

Could you please identify yourself more clearly/fully  J

Robert Hind (Semi-retired)
Ex Traralgon and Ashwood


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Selina Dennis" <selina at dennis.net.au>
To: "'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'" <itapps at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 5:59 PM
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] Bad, Excel. Bad!


> =SUM($A$1:$A$5) also fixes the problem, if you wish to retain the
> "built-in-I-know-better" error correction.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Selina
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
> Sent: Monday, 15 October 2007 4:33 PM
> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Bad, Excel. Bad!
> 
> Sorry for the confusion all.  The formula was originally sum(a1:a5) - as 
> it should have been - but I forgot to undo Excel's botched "correction" 
> before saving and posting it.
> 
> It started as sum(a1:a5)!
> 
> The problem is as Alex notes - after filling in A1:A5, Excel starts 
> changing the formula!  That's why it _ended up_ as SUM(A1:A10) - and 
> that's where you entered the story :-)
> 
> Cheers
> Mark
> 
> Geoff Moss wrote:
>> Hi Mark
>> 
>> The formula in A11 is:  =SUM(A1:A10)
>> Hence you are doubling the numbers A6:A10 by including them in the 
>> sub-total for Total B
>> 
>> Just a bad formula!
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Geoff Moss
>> RMIT
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Kelly"
> <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
>> To: "Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List" 
>> <itapps at edulists.com.au>
>> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 2:50 PM
>> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Bad, Excel. Bad!
>> 
>> 
>>> A curious problem with Excel.  Please play with the attached file.
>>>
>>> It seems Excel thinks it knows better than I do about what formulas
>>> should be, and I can't work how how to stop it.  Something to do with
>>> its 'advanced formula error' fixing, I guess.  Very annoying!
>>>
>>> To try it out, just put "1" into each of the shaded cells and watch what
>>> happens to the formula for the total of section A!
>>>
>>> Any ideas for fixes?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>> Mark
>>>
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>>> Mark Kelly
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> -- 
> Mark Kelly
> Manager - Information Systems
> McKinnon Secondary College
> McKinnon Rd, McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
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> School Phone +613 8520 9000, Fax +613 95789253
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