In Excel, we can use the INDIRECT function to define arrays that are arguments for other functions, provided that those arrays are referencing the current workbook. Consider the following example: We want to retrieve values from the sheets adjacent to Sheet1, but still in the same workbook. Instead of writing a specific formula for every sheet, we will write a single formula that will link the data from all of the worksheets. We can retrieve our data using …
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Combining INDIRECT with ADDRESS
We’ve previously covered how we can use any function to generate a text that could be a valid cell reference, both the column and row parts of the address, and then use the INDIRECT function to convert that text to a cell reference. This process can be greatly enhanced by the ADDRESS function. The ADDRESS function returns a text string that represents the address of a particular cell. Row, column, type of reference (locked or absolute), reference style (A1 …