Excel: Adding an Inputted Number to a Selected Cell

• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 1.x, 2.x, 3.0, 4.0

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel, to add a number to an existing number and put the result into the same cell, you must use a macro.

The following macro selects the cell in question (in this example: B5), asks for the number to be added to the existing value, and places the result back into the cell (B5):

   A1:  AddToCell
   A2:  =SELECT(!$B$5)
   A3:  =FORMULA(ACTIVE.CELL()+INPUT("Enter a number",1))
   A4:  =RETURN()

MORE INFORMATION

SELECT selects cell B5 on the active worksheet.

FORMULA places the value or formula into the active cell on the active worksheet.

ACTIVE.CELL returns the value in the active cell (in this case, B5).

INPUT calls up an input box for you to type in the number to be added to the original value.

REFERENCES

For more information about these functions, see pages 193, 224, and 274 in the "Microsoft Excel Functions and Macros" version 2.2 manual. If you are using Excel version 1.50, see pages 208, 230, and 261 in the "Microsoft Excel Arrays, Functions, and Macros" manual.