Get Budget Projections from Each Department

Each department fills in its estimates by using a copy of the template worksheet. For each department, include only the accounts needed, and provide the figures from the current year by copying them into each department’s worksheet.

Keep all accounts in the same rows and columns. Maintaining the same information in the same position across all worksheets enables you to consolidate their contents.

Prevent changes to the worksheet layout   First, unlock only the cells to receive input. Select the cells, and then click Cells (Format menu). On the Protection tab, clear the Locked check box. Then protect the worksheet by clicking Protect Sheet (Tools menu, Protection submenu). Save a shared workbook on a server   Click Shared Workbooks (Tools menu) to make your workbook available to multiple users at the same time. For more information, see Share a Workbook with a Co-worker. Send a workbook through electronic mail   You can route the workbook to the departments, one at a time. For more information, see Distribute Documents Online.

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Want to know more?   Look up Getting Results - Consolidate in Help.