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So, I am trying to use a number stored in a cell to look that number of cells
up, down, right, or left of a different cell. I have figured out how to get the address of the new cell using the ADDRESS function. For example: =ADDRESS(ROW(A1)+5, COLUMN(A1)). This will look 5 cells down from A1. However, this just returns the address of the cell. That equation would return "A6." What funciton can I nest ADDRESS in to give me the contents of this new cell? |
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"sweeney" wrote...
So, I am trying to use a number stored in a cell to look that number of cells up, down, right, or left of a different cell. I have figured out how to get the address of the new cell using the ADDRESS function. For example: =ADDRESS(ROW(A1)+5, COLUMN(A1)). This will look 5 cells down from A1. However, this just returns the address of the cell. That equation would return "A6." What funciton can I nest ADDRESS in to give me the contents of this new cell? While you could use the ADDRESS call as the argument to INDIRECT, a better approach would be =OFFSET($A$1,ROW(A1)+5-1,COLUMN(A1)-1) Since OFFSET and INDIRECT are both volatile, the OFFSET formula is better because it makes fewer function calls. If you really, really want the exact functionality of =INDIRECT(ADDRESS(ROW(A1)+5,COLUMN(A1))) then better to dispense with the ADDRESS call and use INDIRECT's 2nd argument. =INDIRECT("R"&(ROW(A1)+1)&"C"&COLUMN(A1),0) |
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INDIRECT.
HTH Jason Atlanta, GA -----Original Message----- So, I am trying to use a number stored in a cell to look that number of cells up, down, right, or left of a different cell. I have figured out how to get the address of the new cell using the ADDRESS function. For example: =ADDRESS(ROW(A1)+5, COLUMN(A1)). This will look 5 cells down from A1. However, this just returns the address of the cell. That equation would return "A6." What funciton can I nest ADDRESS in to give me the contents of this new cell? . |
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