Or, you could use R1C1 format, so that you are only dealing with
numbers.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Jan 6, 1:19*am, veryeavy
wrote:
Hi All and Happy New Year,

I want to write a formula like:

=INDIRECT(COLUMN()&"1")

but the obvious drawback is that column returns a numeric and not an alpha
reference.

The reason I want this is have a formula that can be copied down and across
that refers to the top cell in each column to which is copied.

Hopefully my header line makes it clear that playing around with "$" signs
is not the answer.

I could put in a table with 1 to 26 and A to Z in it and run a Vlookup over
it but that just seems too OTT.

Probably missing the bleeding obvious again - that and 2.5 weeks off with
primo SI NZ sunshine (and beer) rotting my brain.

Cheers,

Matt