Reference another sheet
Pull a number from another sheet into a summary with a formula like =Downtown!E6, so the summary stays up to date.
In this lesson
=SheetName!Cellreads a cell on another sheet, for example=Downtown!E6.- Put sheet names with spaces or symbols in single quotes:
='West End'!E6. - You don't have to type it.
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Why your formula broke when you copied it
Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.
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Where it sits in Formula basics
- Your first formula7 min
- Quick totals with AutoSum7 min
- Copy formulas down and across10 min
- Reference another sheetThis lesson8 min
- Percent change and percent of total10 min
- Show formulas instead of results8 min
The steps
10 steps: 3 explanations, 5 Do this, 2 questions, then Your turn.
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Why your formula broke when you copied it
Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.
Beginner · 7 min · Free, with no sign-up
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Send yourself the link and open it on a laptop or desktop.
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