In Sheet1
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With the sheetname input into cell A1
(as per post)

Try in A2: =INDIRECT("'"&A1&"'!A1")

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"Jon" wrote in message
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Scenario: multiple worksheets (sheet1,sheet2,sheet3,etc) sheet 1 is a
summary. Sheet2!A1 contains the number 22, Sheet3!A1 contains the number
33

Based on the value in Sheet1!A1 I want to return a value in Sheet1!A2
based
on the data in the remaining sheets. In Sheet1!A1 I want to enter "Sheet2"
and then in Sheet1!A2 I want the value 22 returned from Sheet2!A1.
Similarly
if I enter in Sheet1!A1 "Sheet3" and then in Sheet1!A2 the value 33 should
be
returned which comes from Sheet3!A3.