[Solved] Skip columns when dragging

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dwarfer1
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[Solved] Skip columns when dragging

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If I drag a formula to the right it adapts the column letter in the formula from A to column B, which is standard.

However, if I drag the formula to the right I want Excel to skip a column each time.

In other words:

=A1 ; = B1 ; = C1

Should be

=A1 ; = C1 ; = E1 etc...
can this be done easily
many thanks
shaun
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FJCC
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Re: skip columns when dragging

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With the following formula in A2, dragging to the right will skip columns

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=OFFSET(A2;COLUMN() - 1)
That is, the formula in B2 will return the value of C1 and the formula in C2 will return the value of E1.
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dwarfer1
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Re: Skip columns when dragging

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Thanks used a variation of this and a helper row.
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