» Retrieving Values from Different Sheets Using the Sheet Name as a Reference
CATEGORY - Lookup Formulas
VERSION - All Microsoft Excel Versions
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")
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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..
Thanks!!
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Searched through the help menus for hours and couldn't find this. Thanks so much, you're a lifesaver!!
