Summing Across Worksheets

[tonysoprano]

I'm trying to sum totals from half a dozen worksheets into a totals
worksheet. The various totals are located in different cells within their
respective worksheets. Why I try pasting the formula I get Name and Value
errors. This is an edited down version of the formula:
=SUM(A-B!D47:F-J!D12)

where A-B and F-J are the names of the worksheets. Anyone know why this
doesn't work?
Thanks in advance...

 

[RagDyer]

Try this:

=SUM('A-B'!D47,'F-J'!D12)

 

[JE McGimpsey]

It doesn't work because you're making up the wrong syntax.

Try

=SUM('A-B:F-J'!D1247)

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Oops - disregard. I misinterpreted "different"

It doesn't work because you're making up the wrong syntax.

Try

=SUM('A-B:F-J'!D1247)

 

[tonysoprano]

Thanks, that did it! I take it the quotes are there so that Excel wouldn't
think the sheet names were functions?

 

[RagDyeR]

Appreciate the feed-back.

The "+" and the "-" are the few symbols that XL allows in sheet names.

I think XL might treat them the same as <spaces>, which do need the single
quotes.