Try the INDIRECT function:

=INDIRECT("C" & $B$1 + 5)

HTH
Elkar


"C. MacDonald" wrote:

Hi
I'm pretty new to Excel, and need help. I am trying to define a cell that is
in column C, and whose row value is determined by reference to another cell.
For example:

C(($B$1)+5) would define the row to be the value given by the number in
$B$1, with 5 added to it.

I don't know if what I am trying to do is possible. If it is not, could
someone suggest another way?

Thanks!
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C.MacDonald