Darlene,

To create a dynamic link to an external workbook you must use the paste
special option AND select the option to PASTE AS LINK.  The proper procedure
is:

Open the workbook for a particular location.
Select and copy the cells.
Switch back to your consolidation workbook.
Click on the cell you want to paste into (or the top left corner of the
range).
Click EDIT -- PASTE SPECIAL and click the option to PASTE AS LINK.
Click OK.
Close the location workbook and repeat for the next location.

Excel will update and display linked cell information even if the workbook
is not currently open.


Jim Meagher
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Joe Pearson
>
> >Darlene said
> >I now need to develop a
> >workbook that will automatically tally the monthly numbers from each
> >location into one workbook.  I opened all the workbooks,
> selected the cells
> >from each one for totals and it comes up with #VALUE.
>
> Joe said
> An idle question - are the separate workbooks open when you get this
> error?  Excel does not (as far as I know) look inside closed files.
>