I know how to sum a column that keeps adding rows e.g. =SUM(b$2:b). But I can't figure out how to do the same for rows that keep adding columns. Also, (not sure if this is important, but) I like to add columns on the left, so the newest column is always F, and the older columns keep going down the alphabet.
If you just want to reference a row: see Tom Sharpe's answer here (see the 3rd formula): In Google Sheets how to reference infinite rows in column?
If you want to insert rows at the left, we can use the INDIRECT Function to fix the starting cell while the ending cell is a relative reference. Here's the formula: (This assumes that the formula is at the right of F)
=SUM(INDIRECT("F1"):F1)
As you add new columns, the F1 reference will adjust to G1, H1 and so on, but the starting cell will be fixed to F1.
If the Formula will be at the left of F, then we can just write:
=SUM(F1:1)
for column:
=SUM(B2:B)
for row:
=SUM(B2:2)
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so I have this situation:
I have dates (mmm-yy) in one row (horizontal) and other dates in one column (vertical) I'm trying to match them and if the dates match, then ArrayFormula-XLOOKUP but since the result cell may overwrite the next cell with formula, I've got Circular dependency detected.enter image description here
Please check attached image, I need some advice on how to workaround this issue.
I've tried arrayformula with xlookup, also possible with filter but don't know how to avoid circular dependency.
The reference F2:F points to column F, starting in cell F2 and extending all the way to the bottom, while you apparently want to point to row 2 starting in cell F2 and extending all the way to the last column.
To fix that, replace F2:F with F2:2.
SECOND IMAGE CLICK NUMBER 1 I Want To Transpose Row Value Range A2:A50 To Column CZ2 To BC2. Formula Should Be Given IN CZ2. AND VALUE SHOULD GET IN REVERSE OR LEFT COLUMNS.[First IMAGE Click Number 2] 2. If I Give Transpose (AO2:AO50) In CZ2 it Will go range from CZ2 To EW2. I Want Transpose in Reverse Columns. If I Increase Row Value AO2:AO60 It Should Flow Towards Left From CZ2 To AS2. I Mean Transpose Should work towards Left Side Columns. Its Ok with any other formula If Not Transpose. Hope My Question is Understandable. Someone Help Me Out. Thank You In Advance.
It's not clear why you would want to do this. However, the end goal can be achieved by placing the following formula in cell B2 (not CZ2):
=ArrayFormula(IFERROR(VLOOKUP(COLUMNS(B1:1)-COLUMN(B1:1)+ROW(A2)+1,{ROW(A2:A),A2:A},2,FALSE)))
Try it and you'll see what I mean.
The formula is written to be flexible. So if you add or subtract data from A2:A, the value in A2 will always be in Row 2 of the last column to the right in the sheet; and all other values will work backward from there.
If you always want to start to backward progression in Column CZ and Column CZ is not (or may not always be) your rightmost column, you can use this version:
=ArrayFormula(IFERROR(VLOOKUP(COLUMN(CZ1)-COLUMN(B1:CZ1)+ROW(A2)+1,{ROW(A2:A),A2:A},2,FALSE)))
Just understand that, if you don't have columns at least through Column CZ, this formula will fail to work as expected.
I recommend using the first formula I supplied above, since it will always work, no matter how many columns there are, filling backward as far as to the formula column (B2) as needed.
Understand also that if you have more than 103 rows of data in A2:A, that would be more than could fit between B2 and CZ2; so only the first 103 would be displayed.
ADDENDUM (after reading first two comments below):
The principle is the same if you want to run results from "CZ to BC"; only in this case, you want to limit the results to no more than 50.
Place the following formula in BC2:
=ArrayFormula(IFERROR(VLOOKUP(SEQUENCE(1,50,ROW(A2)+50-1,-1),{ROW(A2:A),A2:A},2,FALSE)))
To reiterate, you cannot run formulas that will fill or columns backward. (Even if the sheet is set to right-to-left font with Column A appearing at the far right, the formula is still filling A-Z according to that setup.) However, if you know that you want a 50-column range reserved and you want the answers to go backward, this can still be achieved by placing the formula in the first of the 50 columns rather than the last, as I have proposed above.
My title might not be very specific, so I'm going to try to explain a little better.
The sheet is divided into a name(Column A), containing a certain number of values(Column B), that get added together to a total in Column C. Furthermore, Column D, E and F contains the values I want the Total in Column C multiplied by. These first columns A to F I just fill in manually, but I would like a function to calculate the Columns I've called x, y and z total (G, H and I).
I see a pattern in this, I just can't figure out the syntax to get Sheets to see it aswell.
The pattern I'm invisioning is for each row, I want column G, H and I to take the value 3 fields to their left, and multiply it by Column C, at their row number.
Is this somehow achievable? I tried finding a solution online but I guess I don't know how to word myself.
Here's a picture to maybe make everything a little clearer
This would save me alot of time, given that I have over a hundred different rows this calculation needs to be performed on...
If something is not clear, please feel free to write a comment. I'll be following this thread quite liberally.
Thanks in advance!
You can have this formula on the first xTotal:
cell G2: =ARRAYFORMULA(if(len(C2:C),C2:C*D2:D,))
cell G2: =ARRAYFORMULA(if(len(C2:C),C2:C*E2:E,))
cell G2: =ARRAYFORMULA(if(len(C2:C),C2:C*F2:F,))
I created a sheet with the same results you had before, but this time you don't need vertical columns, just say in the # of Values column how many numbers you should have below. You just need to input the values with the grey columns.
Note: This is assuming you will always have growing vertical numbers like 1,2,3,4,5. In the new sheet you just need to set 5 in the column and it will calculate the result.
Please make a copy of this sheet and edit as you wish.
Sheet
You can use a single, simpler formula for this in cell G2
=ARRAYFORMULA(if(C2:C="",,C2:C*{D2:D,E2:E,F2:F}))
Example sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14ma-y3esh1S_EkzHpFBvLb0GzDZZiDsSVXFktH3Rr_E/edit?usp=sharing
In column B of ItemData sheet, I have achieved the result I want by copying the formula into every cell in the column, but I want to solve this using ArrayFormula instead.
In column C I have achieved the same result using ArrayFormula. However, for addition, column C is referring to cells in column B, while column B is referring to cells in column B. I.e. every cell in column B is adding 1 to the cell on the row above.
If I select the C3 formula text and paste it into the cell edit field for cell B3 (to not screw up cell references during copy - I know I could make them static references, but this is not my problem), the cell gets an error value of
#REF!
Error
Circular dependency detected. To resolve with iterative calculation, see File > Spreadsheet Settings.
Do note that the additions that need to be done are the same in both cases: Add 1 to the value of the cell on the previous row, so there is no circular reference involved. There is a starting value provided in B2, and cells in B3 and downwards should use the data from the B cell in the previous row.
Also, note that I did try File->Spreadsheet settings and enabling circular reference computation with max 25 items, but this only fills in the first two cells (B3 and B4).
How can I solve this problem? I would prefer having something like ArrayFormula, where the formula only exists in a single cell. But copy-pasting would be acceptable as long as any new rows, inserted in between or added at the bottom, would get the same formula added in column B.
Will matching items always be consecutive? It seems that way since you're comparing each Item cell to the cell above it right in your formula logic. That breaks an [unwritten?] rule of spreadsheet normalization; values' addresses themselves generally should not be treated as data.
IF you're committed to it though, have you considered explicitly using location as a data source? Example:
=ARRAYFORMULA(IFS(
NOT(LEN(A3:A40)),,
ROW(A3:A40)-3-MATCH(A3:A40,A$3:A$40,0)<=VLOOKUP(VLOOKUP(A3:A40,Items!$A$2:$D,2,false),DataPerColor!$A$2:$B,2,false),ROW(A3:A40)-3-MATCH(A3:A40,A$3:A$40,0),
true,
))
Just like your formulas, all that does in English is:
for each row,
if there's no Item, don't output any ItemData,
if the number that belongs in this cell¹ is less than or equal to the lookup, print it,
otherwise, don't output any ItemData
But then what is ¹ "the number that belongs in this cell" and how can we calculate it without using column B? I abuse locations of things to get it. Looking down your row B, each number that appears is just:
this row's number, minus
the row where items start [always 3], minus
the row number [in just the Item rows] of the first row containing this row's Item
Using the second-to-last ItemC as an example: the first ItemC is the 16th item listing, and the one we're looking up… the "second-to-last ItemC" is in row 21 of the sheet. 21-3-16 = 2 …the number you wanted.
If you can stomach that, it's a single formula and does work according to your specifications.
I'm using Google Spreadsheets. I'll be using this image from a very similar question.
http://i.imgur.com/jqcNW.png [a link]Google Spreadsheet Formula to get last value in a row
Instead of giving the value, I want the Column top to show. So the H column would look something like: 2 1 3 1 4
(The product numbers from Row 1)
If it helps =index(B2:G2;1;counta(B2:G2)) was the answer given to the original question. My values would be words instead of numbers. It'd need to track the last 'Yes' in the row with the column top being dates.
I think this should be easy:
=index($B$1:$G$1;1;counta(B2:G2)) - if you write this to the H2 cell, it should search the "N"th element in the FIRST row ($B$1:$G$1) - where N represents the value of non-empty cells in that row (B2:G2).
You can then populate this H2 formula downwards.
Let me know if this helps.