Referencing Worksheets

I have a spreadsheet with 32 worksheets, one worksheet for each NFL football team. For example, one worksheet is named Arizona, one worksheet is named Atlanta, one worksheet is named Baltimore and one worksheet is named Washington. I also have a summary worksheet where I reference a cell in each worksheet. In the summary worksheet, I have each team listed in a separate row in column A:

For example, Cell A2 says Arizona
For example, Cell A3 says Atlanta
For example, Cell A4 says Baltimore
For example, Cell A33 says Washington


In column B it references the same cell in each worksheet:

For example, Cell B2 says =Arizona!B20
For example, Cell B3 says =Atlanta!B20
For example, Cell B4 says =Baltimore!B20
For example, Cell B33 says =Washington!B20

Is there a way I can write one equation in cells B2 through B33 that works for all the cells. The name of the team worksheet is already listed in column A and I want the equation in column B to go to the worksheet listed in column A and then return the contents of cell B20.

Hi Cincy,

on B2 enter
=indirect(address(20,2,1,1,a2))
copy it down

hth
regards from Brazil
Marcelo



"Cincy" escreveu:

>
> I have a spreadsheet with 32 worksheets, one worksheet for each NFL
> football team. For example, one worksheet is named Arizona, one
> worksheet is named Atlanta, one worksheet is named Baltimore and one
> worksheet is named Washington. I also have a summary worksheet where I
> reference a cell in each worksheet. In the summary worksheet, I have
> each team listed in a separate row in column A:
>
> For example, Cell A2 says Arizona
> For example, Cell A3 says Atlanta
> For example, Cell A4 says Baltimore
> For example, Cell A33 says Washington
>
>
> In column B it references the same cell in each worksheet:
>
> For example, Cell B2 says =Arizona!B20
> For example, Cell B3 says =Atlanta!B20
> For example, Cell B4 says =Baltimore!B20
> For example, Cell B33 says =Washington!B20
>
> Is there a way I can write one equation in cells B2 through B33 that
> works for all the cells. The name of the team worksheet is already
> listed in column A and I want the equation in column B to go to the
> worksheet listed in column A and then return the contents of cell B20.
>
>
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=indirect("'" & a2 & "'!b20")

and drag down.



Cincy wrote:
>
> I have a spreadsheet with 32 worksheets, one worksheet for each NFL
> football team. For example, one worksheet is named Arizona, one
> worksheet is named Atlanta, one worksheet is named Baltimore and one
> worksheet is named Washington. I also have a summary worksheet where I
> reference a cell in each worksheet. In the summary worksheet, I have
> each team listed in a separate row in column A:
>
> For example, Cell A2 says Arizona
> For example, Cell A3 says Atlanta
> For example, Cell A4 says Baltimore
> For example, Cell A33 says Washington
>
> In column B it references the same cell in each worksheet:
>
> For example, Cell B2 says =Arizona!B20
> For example, Cell B3 says =Atlanta!B20
> For example, Cell B4 says =Baltimore!B20
> For example, Cell B33 says =Washington!B20
>
> Is there a way I can write one equation in cells B2 through B33 that
> works for all the cells. The name of the team worksheet is already
> listed in column A and I want the equation in column B to go to the
> worksheet listed in column A and then return the contents of cell B20.
>
> --
> Cincy
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Dave Peterson

Thanks. Both approaches worked but when I inserted a column in one of the team worksheets I noticed the mentioned equations did not return the correct result because it referred to a fixed cell in the team worksheet.

Cincy, the address function have :

20 = row number
2 = column number

Change the number 2 for the new column the information is
a=1
b=2
c=3
etc

hth
regards from Brazil
Marcelo

"Cincy" escreveu:

>
> Thanks. Both approaches worked but when I inserted a column in one of
> the team worksheets I noticed the mentioned equations did not return
> the correct result because it referred to a fixed cell in the team
> worksheet.
>
>
> --
> Cincy
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> Cincy's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=35172
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>
>