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Reference a fixed cell on different sheets
Hello,
This hopefully should be easy :) :) I want to reference a value in a different sheet, but I want the sheet to be choosen by the contents of another cell. So in other words, if I have a drop down menu of my Sheet names in A1 - I want to be able to use this 'kind' of formula in B1, '=A1!B3'. The end result would be to return the value of B3 from the sheet choosen in A1. This obviously doesn't work, which is why I need help :) Any Ideas Please? Many Thanks Mark |
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Reference a fixed cell on different sheets
Try =INDIRECT("'" & A1 & "'!B3")
-- Regards Dave Hawley www.ozgrid.com "Mark Holland" wrote in message ... Hello, This hopefully should be easy :) :) I want to reference a value in a different sheet, but I want the sheet to be choosen by the contents of another cell. So in other words, if I have a drop down menu of my Sheet names in A1 - I want to be able to use this 'kind' of formula in B1, '=A1!B3'. The end result would be to return the value of B3 from the sheet choosen in A1. This obviously doesn't work, which is why I need help :) Any Ideas Please? Many Thanks Mark |
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Hi
you want the 'Indirect' function Example: Put "Hello" in Sheet 2, A1 Put "World" in Sheet3, A1 in Sheet1 B1 put "Sheet2!" in sheet1 B2 put "Sheet3!" (dont forget the exclamaion mark!!!) in sheet1 A1 =indirect(b1&"A1")&" "&indirect(b2&"A1) Ta da RegMigrant "Mark Holland" wrote: Hello, This hopefully should be easy :) :) I want to reference a value in a different sheet, but I want the sheet to be choosen by the contents of another cell. So in other words, if I have a drop down menu of my Sheet names in A1 - I want to be able to use this 'kind' of formula in B1, '=A1!B3'. The end result would be to return the value of B3 from the sheet choosen in A1. This obviously doesn't work, which is why I need help :) Any Ideas Please? Many Thanks Mark |
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Reference a fixed cell on different sheets
Copy and paste the below formula in B1 cell
=INDIRECT(INDIRECT("A"&1)&"!"&"B"&3) -- Remember to Click Yes, if this post helps! -------------------- (Ms-Exl-Learner) -------------------- "Mark Holland" wrote: Hello, This hopefully should be easy :) :) I want to reference a value in a different sheet, but I want the sheet to be choosen by the contents of another cell. So in other words, if I have a drop down menu of my Sheet names in A1 - I want to be able to use this 'kind' of formula in B1, '=A1!B3'. The end result would be to return the value of B3 from the sheet choosen in A1. This obviously doesn't work, which is why I need help :) Any Ideas Please? Many Thanks Mark |
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Reference a fixed cell on different sheets
Still more perfect to suit your anticipated needs: If you have a drop down
list of worksheet names in the column A from A2 downwards, and addresses of sevaral referenced cells in the worksheets in the row 1 from B1 to the right, you could use formula with anchored references = INDIRECT("'" & $A2 & "'!" & B$1) and copy it downwards and to the right. -- Petr Bezucha "Ms-Exl-Learner" wrote: Copy and paste the below formula in B1 cell =INDIRECT(INDIRECT("A"&1)&"!"&"B"&3) -- Remember to Click Yes, if this post helps! -------------------- (Ms-Exl-Learner) -------------------- "Mark Holland" wrote: Hello, This hopefully should be easy :) :) I want to reference a value in a different sheet, but I want the sheet to be choosen by the contents of another cell. So in other words, if I have a drop down menu of my Sheet names in A1 - I want to be able to use this 'kind' of formula in B1, '=A1!B3'. The end result would be to return the value of B3 from the sheet choosen in A1. This obviously doesn't work, which is why I need help :) Any Ideas Please? Many Thanks Mark |
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