Circular reference EASY question HELP

[SpecOpBookie]

Hi all, I'm fairly new with Excel so let's see if I can get a quick answer
for my question .

I am trying to add a base number to whatever number i Input within the same
cell. For example: The Cell I am working with is I4. The base number I want
is 3500. I want that added to whatever I type in the cell and summed in the
same cell. So if I type in 2200, the sum would be 5700. =SUM(3500,I4) does
not work. I get a 0 in the cell and if I try to input 2200, the formula just
erases. I need this formula for alot of cells all with the base number of
3500 and random input numbers. This IS possible isn't it?

 

[Luke M]

It's not possible without using VB programming. A better method would be to
input your values in one set of cells, and see the sum in another cell. This
is traditionally preferred because you now have a record of where your values
came from and how you got there. For instance, you could have A1 = 3500, and
then input your values in B25.

Then, in E2 write this formula:
=$A$1+B2

And copy down to row 5, and across to column G.