Use worksheet name in one cell as part of reference in other cells

[Steamer]

I want to specify a worksheet name in one cell then use that name as part of
the reference address in a number of other cells.

Or, to put it another way, I want a number of cells to refer to various
cells in another worksheet, where I specify the name of that worksheet by
typing it into a single cell.

Is this possible in Excel?

 

[NBVC]

Yes, using INDIRECT function..

e.g.

=INDIRECT("'"&A1&"'!B1)

This will extract the value in B1 on the sheet shown by name in cell
A1.

 

[Jacob Skaria]

Use INDIRECT()

A1 = Sheet1
B1 = "Test"
In C1
=INDIRECT("'"&A1&"'!B1)
will refer Sheet1!B1

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[T. Valko]

What are the odds that of the 2 replies so far both use the *exact* same
*incorrect* formula!

Try this:

A1 = some sheet name like Sheet2

To refer to cell A1 on Sheet2:

=INDIRECT("'"&A1&"'!A1")

 

[NBVC]

What are the odds that of the 2 replies so far both use the *exact*
same
*incorrect* formula!

Try this:

A1 = some sheet name like Sheet2

To refer to cell A1 on Sheet2:

=INDIRECT("'"&A1&"'!A1")

Yes, thanks for pointing that out Biff... I did forget the last closing
double-quote...

 

[Jacob Skaria]

Oops; missed out the quotes

=INDIRECT("'"&A1&"'!B1")

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