Difficult to match certain reference cell columns to local cells

fdirosa

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This is very hard to explain but here it goes.

I have a spreadsheet A which columns B to J, Q and R from row 3 to 2000 are reference cells to another spreadsheet (in a separate file/workbook - spreadsheet B) are referenced from.

In spreadsheet A, Columns K to P from rows 3 to 2000 are drop down list YES/NO and have conditional formatting for cell color (local cells, not reference)

Here's my problem...

Dept that updates spreadsheet B, adds, inserts, or deletes rows which affect columns B to J, Q and R of spreadsheet A. This Dept will not keep lines to delete and put strike through lines nor add to bottom all the time of spreadsheet B.

As a result, spreadsheet A, columns B to J, Q and R keeps offsetting data compared to columns K to P.

Is there any way to auto-sort or auto-offset columns K to P in spreadsheet A when spreadsheet B​ changes?
 
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