On 4 September 2014 01:54, Justin Richards wrote: > Not sure exactly what you mean so I have experimented > > I named cells A1 B1 C1 to SUM1, SUM2, SUM3 > the referring to them in D1 =3D SUM1 + SUM2 + SUM3 > D1 then sums whatever is in A1,B1,C1 > I then copy the entire sheet1 and pasted to sheet3 in the same workbook a= nd > they do not seem to refer back to sheet1. > > That is exactly what I want. But, if I name the cells using 'Insert Name Define' it does not ( for me) work as you describe. The total in D1 always refers to the original sheet What version of Excel are you using? Russell --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .