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I have various tabs example one named HGI

I want to have a formula that will look at cell B1 of a sheet i specify
in a cell

example report page cel A1 = HGI

I want cell A2 to look at cell B1 of the sheet that is named in A1


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ceemo wrote:

I have various tabs example one named HGI

I want to have a formula that will look at cell B1 of a sheet i specify
in a cell

example report page cel A1 = HGI

I want cell A2 to look at cell B1 of the sheet that is named in A1

Hi ceemo

Try this in A2:

=INDIRECT(ADDRESS(1,2,,,A1))

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If A1 contains the name of the sheet, you can use this to return the value in
x99 of that sheet.

=indirect("'" & A1 & "'!x99")



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I have various tabs example one named HGI

I want to have a formula that will look at cell B1 of a sheet i specify
in a cell

example report page cel A1 = HGI

I want cell A2 to look at cell B1 of the sheet that is named in A1

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nice thanks alot for the tip. Will it alo work in an offset function
when reffering to a starting cell or selection column


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What happens when you tried it?

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