How do I use a cell reference within a cell reference?

Copper Contributor

Here is what I want to do. 

 

I want to return a value from column B but the row number will be dependent on what the user enters into cell F5, for example.

 

So instead of =B5 or some other specific cell in column B

 

I want column B and whatever value is in F5 for the row number. so =B&F5  

So the reference is to cell that is column B but variable to whatever is in cell f5

3 Replies

@alectimmerman That could be:

 

 

=INDEX(B:B,F5)

or

=INDIRECT("B"&F5)

 

 

 

 

Thanks!!! Both worked exactly, and so easy.

 

@Riny_van_Eekelen 

@alectimmerman Great! Glad I could help solve your problem.