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Old November 25th, 2005, 01:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
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I have a simple numbered sheet that I data sorted. Now I can't get the
numbers to stop repeating themselves when I copy and paste or even click the
right bottom corner and drag. EG. it supposed to go 1,2,3,4,5 and so on down
column A, but when I try to copy and paste from A2(=A1+1) down it keeps
pasting 2 and after checking the pasted cell it has the correct formulas???
please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old November 25th, 2005, 02:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
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Hi

It sounds like your calculation may be set to manual. Hit F9 and see if it
recalculates. To change the setting, go to Tools/Options/Calculation and set
it to automatic.

Andy.

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I have a simple numbered sheet that I data sorted. Now I can't get the
numbers to stop repeating themselves when I copy and paste or even click
the
right bottom corner and drag. EG. it supposed to go 1,2,3,4,5 and so on
down
column A, but when I try to copy and paste from A2(=A1+1) down it keeps
pasting 2 and after checking the pasted cell it has the correct
formulas???
please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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Old November 25th, 2005, 02:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
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Try COPY, PASTE SPECIAL, VALUES so that the formula is not being copied, just
the numbers as you see them.

"Bryan J Bloom" wrote:

I have a simple numbered sheet that I data sorted. Now I can't get the
numbers to stop repeating themselves when I copy and paste or even click the
right bottom corner and drag. EG. it supposed to go 1,2,3,4,5 and so on down
column A, but when I try to copy and paste from A2(=A1+1) down it keeps
pasting 2 and after checking the pasted cell it has the correct formulas???
please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 




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