Reference text in a cell inside a formula to specify a sheet name

[navel151]

I would like to set up a formula that uses the text from an adjacent cell to
determine the sheet and cell location that is used in the formula. i.e.
instead of =IF(sheet1!P9>0,sheet2!A4,"") I would like the sheet1 part of the
formula to be the text from a cell beside the formula cell. How do I do tell
the formula to use that text rather than havin gto specify the sheet each
time?

Thx.

 

[T. Valko]

Try it like this...

A1 = Sheet1

=IF(INDIRECT("'"&A1&"'!P9")>0,Sheet2!A4,"")

 

[David Biddulph]

The function you need to look up in Excel help is INDIRECT.

 

[Jacob Skaria]

Try
with sheetname in cell C1

=IF(INDIRECT("'" & C1 & "'!P9")>0,Sheet2!A4,"")

 

[johncaulfield]

What about using RAnge Names. In Excel 2003 these are file specific in scope in 2007 you can set them Globablly or by sheet. When entering formulae or referring to any area on the spreadsheet, it is usual to refer to a "range". Fo
example, B6 is a range reference; B6:B10 is also a range reference. A problem with this sort of reference i
that it is not always easy to remember what cells to reference. It may be necessary to write down th
range, or select it, which often means wasting time scrolling around the spreadsheet. Instead, Excel offer
the chance to name ranges on the spreadsheet, and to use these names to select cells, refer to them i
formulae or use them in Database, Chart or Macro commands

http://www.mousetraining.co.uk/training-manuals/Excel2007Adv.pdf page 5 begins a secion on Range Names

 

[navel151]

TY all - INDIRECT is the function I needed but am having some errors on some
cells so may be looking for more input later.