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Excel Dashboard: Value from pivot table not appearing in linked shape
Hello,
I am trying to create a dashboard in Excel and I am having issues with linking cell values to shapes. If I link a value to a shape on the same worksheet it works and is dynamic. But when I move the shape to the dashboard the value disappears. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
When you copy a shape from one sheet to another, the formula doesn't change. So the formula now refers to cell B4 on the dashboard sheet. If the cell in the pivot table is on another sheet, you must edit the formula:
='Other Sheet'!$B$4
where Other Sheet is the sheet with the pivot table.
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If you click on the shape, what formula do you see in the formula bar?
Hi there HansVogelaar ,
When I click on the shape this is the formula =$B$4When you copy a shape from one sheet to another, the formula doesn't change. So the formula now refers to cell B4 on the dashboard sheet. If the cell in the pivot table is on another sheet, you must edit the formula:
='Other Sheet'!$B$4
where Other Sheet is the sheet with the pivot table.
