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    Need help getting a summary tab to pull data from exactly the same cell of other workshee.

    Hi, I am new here and, as a bonus, I'm also a relative novice--I hope you'll forgive me if I've missed this answer in previous posts. I did search through them, but I'm couldn't find exactly what I'm looking for (or else I didn't understand the terminology).

    I have a basic equipment maintenance file with a worksheet for each piece of equipment. The summary worksheet allows for a quick view of the most recent maintenance action on all equipment. The equipment worksheets are ordered by date with the most recent at the top. When new maintenance is done, the user inserts a new line above the most recent and fills in the information (this is the extent of this user's skills, so I have to work around that).

    How can I get the summary page to pull the most recent information? Everything I've tried follows the actual data when that new line is inserted instead of sticking to the specific cell.

    I need to pull two pieces of information (date and maintenance performed) from each worksheet.

    As I type this, I realize I may be going after the question wrong--instead of being glued to a particular cell, I need to attach to a 'most recent date' comparison? Either way, I'll need help. :-)

    Thank you effusively for any clues or solutions! Please let me know if I need to provide more information.

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    Re: Need help getting a summary tab to pull data from exactly the same cell of other works

    Hi and welcome to the forum

    A simple way to do this would bbe...
    =INDIRECT("Sheet2!A2")

    Adjust sheet names and cell ref as needed.

    However, I have a feeling that this will be far too simplistic for what you need. If you have the equipment name (sheet name?) on the master, we can reference that instead. Plus you will probably need to reference various columns?

    I tell you what, can you upload a sample of what you are working with and what you want? (no sensitive onfo)
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    Re: Need help getting a summary tab to pull data from exactly the same cell of other works

    Thank you for the response!!

    I tried the indirect function and got the #REF!. Bummer. I attached a simple xls doc of what I'm working with (and my test).

    Your help is much, much appreciated!
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    Re: Need help getting a summary tab to pull data from exactly the same cell of other works

    See attached.
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    Re: Need help getting a summary tab to pull data from exactly the same cell of other works

    OK I see the problem,

    1st, you did not use the formula correctly (common mistake)
    2nd you have spaces on the tab names but not in the names in the list - make the names in column A the same as the tab names

    Then use this...
    =INDIRECT("'"&A2&"'!C3")

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    [Solved]: Need help getting a summary tab to pull data from exactly the same cell of oth

    Thank you both!
    hoyasaxa215's sample on the .xls file got me there and then FDibbins' tip about spacing resolved the final hurdle (although it wouldn't work with any spaces, even if they matched--and that's just fine by me!)

    Have to admit I have no idea how or why it works, but I guess all I need is the right formula.

    Grateful for your insight!

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    Re: Need help getting a summary tab to pull data from exactly the same cell of other works

    1. INDIRECT() is a fuinction that allows excel to translate text into a reference that it can use.
    2. if a sheet name contains no spaces in it, then a reference to A1 would look like this...
    =Sheet2!A1
    However, if there are spaces in the tab name, you need to wrap the sheer name in '...' like this...
    ='Sheet 2'!A1
    using '...' on a sheet name that has no spaces, will not cause a problem, so it's a good habit to use them

    hoyasaxa215's formula will work as-is for teh 1st sheet name, but will cause an error when used on the 2nd sheet name, unless you include the '...'

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