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=== Issues: === | === Issues: === | ||
*If you import from a spreadsheet that represents some cell references differently to Calc, those references cannot be translated to work in Calc. | *If you import from a spreadsheet that represents some cell references differently to Calc, those references cannot be translated to work in Calc. | ||
*Named cells/ranges will be recognised from OOo2.4 (see Issue 4695). | *Named cells/ranges will be recognised from OOo2.4 (see Issue 4695). | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 13 September 2008
INDIRECT
Returns a reference, given a text string.
Syntax:
INDIRECT(textref)
- textref is a text string specifying the reference to be returned; the reference may be to a single cell or to a range.
- The reference may then be used in formulae or functions requiring a reference - see the examples below.
Example:
=INDIRECT("B2")
- (in a cell) returns the contents of cell B2. INDIRECT("B2") returns a reference to cell B2, so this is the same as =B2.
=INDIRECT("B" & "2")
- also returns the contents of cell B2. "B" & "2" becomes the text string "B2".
=SUM(INDIRECT("A1:C3"))
- returns the sum of the numbers in A1:C3.
See also:
Functions listed alphabetically, Functions listed by category
Issues:
- If you import from a spreadsheet that represents some cell references differently to Calc, those references cannot be translated to work in Calc.
- Named cells/ranges will be recognised from OOo2.4 (see Issue 4695).
