Retrieving Values from Different Sheets Using the Sheet Name as a Reference

[Tolga Candan]

have been looking for this tip about 3 hours. a tip at the edge.. i asked to many people, no one knew this. thanks..

[ExcelTip]

Problem:

Listed in columns A & B are first and last names.
Each of those names has a matching worksheet, named in the following format: \"FirstName LastName\".
We want to create a formula to retrieve the cell A1 from the sheet that matches each name.

Solution:

Use the INDIRECT function as shown in the following formula:
=INDIRECT(\"\'\"&A2&\" \"&B2&\"\'!A1\")

[faithcmbs9]

Searched through the help menus for hours and couldn't find this. Thanks so much, you're a lifesaver!!