Using cell data to referece another cell

[odinspearx]

Hi, I hope someone can help me. I don't really know what to call what I want to do, so the built-in Help function isn't really ... well, helpful.

Okay. I have a list in column G (text). In column A I have a series of numbers. For the sake of argument, let's say A1 has "3", and G1 has "Red", G2 has "Orange", and G3 has "Yellow". I would like for B1 to be able to read the value in A1, then copy the value from [Column G, Row (value of A1)]; so in this case B1 would read "Yellow".

This would be even better if I can import the column of numbers from a text file, then have the formula go to work automatically.

Can anyone help with this?

Thanks!
- Emery

[Gary's Student]

You want to use Column A values as an index into COlumn G Try:

=indirect("G"&A1) as the formula in cell B1
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Gary's Student


"odinspearx" wrote:

>
> Hi, I hope someone can help me. I don't really know what to call what I
> want to do, so the built-in Help function isn't really ... well,
> helpful.
>
> Okay. I have a list in column G (text). In column A I have a series of
> numbers. For the sake of argument, let's say A1 has "3", and G1 has
> "Red", G2 has "Orange", and G3 has "Yellow". I would like for *B1* to
> be able to read the value in A1, then copy the value from [Column G,
> Row (value of A1)]; so in this case B1 would read "Yellow".
>
> This would be even better if I can import the column of numbers from a
> text file, then have the formula go to work automatically.
>
> Can anyone help with this?
>
> Thanks!
> - Emery
>
>
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[odinspearx]

Awesome! Thanks, that works perfectly!!

But what is it "called" ? Reference? Indirect Reference? Something like that?