XL5: Offset Function in an Array Does Not Calculate Correctly

Last reviewed: November 8, 1996
Article ID: Q119042

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel version 5.0, when you use the Offset function in an array formula, you may not receive the results you expect: the same value may be returned to all cells in the array.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel for Windows version 5.0c.

REFERENCES

For more information on the Offset function, choose the search button in the Reference Information Help and type:

   Offset Function

KBCategory: kbprb fixlist5.00c
KBSubcategory:
Additional reference words: 5.00

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Last reviewed: November 8, 1996
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