Comments on: Download and Keep Track of Stocks in Excel 2007

By: sameer

sameer — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:37:28 +0000

can i download from yahoo finance site if possible, kindly suggest, coz i need indian stocks to be downloaded.

By: Kevin B

Kevin B — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:12:51 +0000

I would use this A LOT if you would help me with a “how-to” for Mac Excel 2004.
Can’t seem to find the same tools in the Mac version of Excel…
THANKS!

By: Nigel Beynon

Nigel Beynon — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:56:51 +0000

Hi there – having problems getting UK prices to work, such as GB:VOD – any thoughts?

By: James

James — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:36:19 +0000

Quote by Ludo: “it doesn’t seem to work with other symbols like APPL or GOOG !”

Really it doesn’t work with APPL, too bad Apple’s symbol is AAPL (not APPL) and it does work stupid.

By: mysticgeek

mysticgeek — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:35:09 +0000

Ludo,

This is a great point. I have also entered in various stocks that did not work. I am not one to start claiming “conspiracy” … however … this does seem odd.

The Geek and I will look into this and see if we can get a better explanation. Thanks for your comment!

By: Ludo

Ludo — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:52:39 +0000

it doesn’t seem to work with other symbols like APPL or GOOG ! (only MSFT ??)
I tried also currencies USDEUR but no reaction from the smart tag option!

By: RSK

RSK — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:13:02 +0000

Yes I’d use it, but how do you do this in EXCEL2002

By: Steve Kalman

Steve Kalman — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:03:17 +0000

OK, I have a little more to add. When I tried it this morning I found that it didn’t update. Here’s the fix.

Instead of pasting the cell from one worksheet to another, a cell reference is required. (Excel calls it a “3D reference” in case you want to read more)

Assume the main sheet is called holdings and the stock data sheet is called MSFT. In the target cell in the holdings sheet use this formula =MSFT!e4 (That’s an equal sign, the source sheet name, an exclamation point and then the cell reference.)

That will reference cell e4 (previous close) in the source sheet. When you start up on any day, use CTL-ALT-F5 to refresh all sheets. Depending on your security settings, you might need to give permission to access an external source.

If you want intraday trading, use cell d4 instead (last trade, delayed 20 mins)

Hope this helps.

Steve

By: Steve Kalman

Steve Kalman — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:02:00 +0000

Moderator: please delete the 8:59 am reference and use the following instead. I found two edits that might cause confusion.

Sorry for the extra work, but thanks for the underlying tip!

By: Steve Kalman

Steve Kalman — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:59:16 +0000

OK, I have a little more to add. When I tried it this morning I found that it didn’t update. Here’s the fix.

Instead of pasting the cell from one worksheet to another, a cell reference is required. (Excel calls it a “3D reference” in case you want to read more)

Assume the main sheet is called holdings and the stock data sheet is called MSFT. In the target cell in the holdings sheet use this formula =MSFT!e4 (That’s an equal sign, the stock symbol, an exclamation point and then the cell reference.)

That will reference cell e4 (previous close) in the holdings sheet. When you start up on any day, use CTL-ALT-F5 to refresh all sheets. Depending on your security settings, you might need to give permission to access an external source.

If you want intraday trading, use cell d4 instead (last price, delayed 20 mins)

Hope this helps.

Steve