Question

What is used to calculate on its own when the values in cell address used in a formula are changed

Answer 1

When you create a simple formula or a formula by that uses a function, you can refer to data in worksheet cells by including cell references in the formula arguments. For example, when you enter or select the cell reference A2, the formula uses the value of that cell to calculate the result. You can also reference a range of cells.

Answer 2

Ref_text Required. A reference to a cell that contains an A1-style reference, an R1C1-style reference, a name defined as a reference, or a reference to a cell as a text string. If ref_text is not a valid cell reference, INDIRECT returns the #REF! error value.

If ref_text refers to another workbook (an external reference), the other workbook must be open. If the source workbook is not open, INDIRECT returns the #REF! error value.

Note External references are not supported in Excel Web App.

If ref_text refers to a cell range outside the row limit of 1,048,576 or the column limit of 16,384 (XFD), INDIRECT returns a #REF! error.

Note This behavior is different from Excel versions earlier than Microsoft Office Excel 2007, which ignore the exceeded limit and return a value.

A1 Optional. A logical value that specifies what type of reference is contained in the cell ref_text.

If a1 is TRUE or omitted, ref_text is interpreted as an A1-style reference.

If a1 is FALSE, ref_text is interpreted as an R1C1-style reference.

Example

Copy the example data in the following table, and paste it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. For formulas to show results, select them, press F2, and then press Enter. If you need to, you can adjust the column widths to see all the data.

Data

B2

1.333

B3

45

George

10

5

62

Formula

Description

Result

'=INDIRECT(A2)

Value of the reference in cell A2. The reference is to cell B2, which contains the value 1.333.

1.333

'=INDIRECT(A3)

Value of the reference in cell A3. The reference is to cell B3, which contains the value 45.

45

'=INDIRECT(A4)

Because cell B4 has the defined name "George," the reference to that defined name is to cell B4, which contains the value 10.

10

'=INDIRECT("B"&A5)
Thanq.

Combines "B" with the value in A5, which is 5. This, in turn, refers to cell B5, which contains the value 62.