OFFSET Function

=OFFSET(reference,rows,cols,
height,width)
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2
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4

Find sales amount for selected month

Sum the selected month's sales
Create a dynamic range based on count
Sum the last n month's sales

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Sales

Month

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###

Jan
Feb

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###
###
###

Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul

Row Sales Month

4
215
Apr

Find sales amount for selected month

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East
West
North
South

Jan
935
926
696
849

Month
3

Feb
528
944
814
988

Mar
724
788
758
575

Total
2845

Sum the selected month's sales

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Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun

Month
Mar

Create a dynamic range based on count

=OFFSET('Ex03'!$C$1,0,0,COUNTA('Ex03'!$C:$C),1)

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Month
Jan-10
Feb-10
Mar-10
Apr-10
May-10
Jun-10
Jul-10
Aug-10
Sep-10

Qty
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90

Months
2

Sum the last n month's sales

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Total
170

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11/01/2016