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Excel - Making references in a cell using text from another cell
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08-01-2008 4:17pm#1Hi,
It's kind of awkward to explain what I'm looking for (and I have no idea what to type in a Google search!) so I will give a brief example and maybe somebody can help me:
- Start a new Workbook with 3 sheets (Sheet1, Sheet2 and Sheet3)
- I type '3' in cell A1 of Sheet1
- I type '5' in cell A1 of Sheet2
- In cell A1 of Sheet3, I can type 1 or 2
- In cell A2 of Sheet3, I want a formula to get the value of A1 in Sheet1 OR Sheet2 depending on the contents of A1 i.e. if A1 contains a 1, I want the formula to be '=Sheet1!A1'... if A1 contains a 2, I want the formula to be '=Sheet2!A1'
Basically, I need a way to make a dynamic type of formula in 1 cell (cell A2) using text from another cell (cell A1). Just to confuse my question further, the resulting formula in cell A2 might look something like this: '=Sheet(get value from A1)!A1'
Anybody still with me?
Thanks0
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