OFFSET function not working properly.

I have been trying to use the following formula with the inset spreadsheet; =OFFSET(A4,2,2,2) which should give the result R&D but I am getting #VALUE! Anybody know what's wrong here, it is from a course and I have followed the authors instructions through several times?

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=OFFSET(A4,3,2,1) would give r&d
ofset a4 3 rows down so that takes you to a7 then offset a7 across 2 columns takes you to c7
then you want the height of the reference to be 1 cell ie c7 what you had was

=OFFSET(A4,2,2,2)
offset a4 2 takes you to a6
offset a6 2 takes you to c6
but you have set the height to 2 so that creates a range c6:c7
so you get a value error try putting =C6:C7 in a cell youll get the same error
but put 100 in c6 and 200 in c7
then sum(OFFSET(A4,2,2,2)) would = 300

here are some offset examples

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