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Creating a Cell Reference in Excel using a formula.
Is it possible to create a Cell Reference using a formula? For example: If I want the value in Cell B1 to equal the value in Cell A1, can I put in Cell B1 something like, ="B" & 1 - (I know this e.g. formula doesn't work, but is there one that would, please?
Many thanks,
Tom
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tomc72 Just enter =A1 in cell B1, or is this not what you want?
Alternatively, you may want to look into the INDIRECT or ADDRESS functions.
Hi Riny,
You are right, that is not what I want 😊. But I´m very grateful for your mention of the Address function because I may be able to come up with a work-around by using it in conjunction with the Row function. I am going to have to play around with that.
However, regarding my core issue, perhaps I could explain myself better:
Say I have a randomly generated letter (say W) and a randomly generated number (say 23). I need a formula in (say A1) that adds the W and the 23 together so that cell AI displays not W23, but instead displays the content of cell W23.
Is that possible?
Many thanks for your help,
Tom
