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Here is the formula =+'19'!$F$17 where '19' is referencing a tab name
representing the day of the month. I have multiple formulas in the
spreadsheet referencing the current day of the month sheet ie 19 in this
case. How do I embed a cell reference into the formula so that I can just
change one cell from 19 to 20 to 21,etc rather than going to each formula and
changing it to a 20, 21, etc.
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Hi Libby,

You don't need the + sign. Make sure you have ToolsOptionsTransitionall items unchecked, unless you explicitly need them

Look in HELP for the INDIRECT() function

Post again in this thread if you can't get it done

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| Here is the formula =+'19'!$F$17 where '19' is referencing a tab name
| representing the day of the month. I have multiple formulas in the
| spreadsheet referencing the current day of the month sheet ie 19 in this
| case. How do I embed a cell reference into the formula so that I can just
| change one cell from 19 to 20 to 21,etc rather than going to each formula and
| changing it to a 20, 21, etc.
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The current formula works as is. I'm trying to modify the current formula so
that I don't have to munually change all of the 19's to 20's tomorrow, then
to 21's the next day, then to 22's, etc.
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Here is the formula =+'19'!$F$17 where '19' is referencing a tab name
representing the day of the month. I have multiple formulas in the
spreadsheet referencing the current day of the month sheet ie 19 in this
case. How do I embed a cell reference into the formula so that I can just
change one cell from 19 to 20 to 21,etc rather than going to each formula and
changing it to a 20, 21, etc.
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=INDIRECT("'"&A1&"'!$F$17") if you want to put your 19 in A1, or
=INDIRECT("'"&DAY(TODAY())&"'!$F$17") if you want it to change
automatically.

As there are no spaces in the sheet name, you could in fact get away without
the single quotes around the '19', so the formula could be simplified
further.
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The current formula works as is. I'm trying to modify the current formula
so
that I don't have to munually change all of the 19's to 20's tomorrow,
then
to 21's the next day, then to 22's, etc.
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Libby


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Here is the formula =+'19'!$F$17 where '19' is referencing a tab name
representing the day of the month. I have multiple formulas in the
spreadsheet referencing the current day of the month sheet ie 19 in this
case. How do I embed a cell reference into the formula so that I can
just
change one cell from 19 to 20 to 21,etc rather than going to each formula
and
changing it to a 20, 21, etc.
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Another if you need 2 digit days:
=indirect("'" & text(a1,"dd") & "'!f17")

or if you don't need 2 digit days:
=indirect("'" & text(a1,"d") & "'!f17")

In both cases, you don't need the $f$17. Since it's a string, it won't change
if you copy that formula to another cell.

Libby wrote:

The current formula works as is. I'm trying to modify the current formula so
that I don't have to munually change all of the 19's to 20's tomorrow, then
to 21's the next day, then to 22's, etc.
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Here is the formula =+'19'!$F$17 where '19' is referencing a tab name
representing the day of the month. I have multiple formulas in the
spreadsheet referencing the current day of the month sheet ie 19 in this
case. How do I embed a cell reference into the formula so that I can just
change one cell from 19 to 20 to 21,etc rather than going to each formula and
changing it to a 20, 21, etc.
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