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INDIRECT

Definition of INDIRECT: 

Returns a cell reference specified by a string.

Sample Usage 

INDIRECT("Sheet2!"&B10)

INDIRECT("A2")

INDIRECT("R2C3", FALSE)

Syntax

INDIRECT(cell_reference_as_string, [is_A1_notation])

  • cell_reference_as_string - A cell reference, written as a string with surrounding quotation marks.
  • is_A1_notation - [OPTIONAL - TRUE by default] - Indicates if the cell reference is in A1 notation or R1C1 notation.

Step 1. To use the INDIRECT Formula, start with the Excellentable you would like to edit.



Step 2. Then type the INDIRECT formula into the cell you have chosen to display the outcome:



Step 3. Fill in the 2 values.



By adding the values you would like to calculate, Excellentable generates the outcome:

 

A
B
C
D
1
State
Population
Total area in mi2
Land area in mi2
Water area in mi2
House seat(s)
2
Alabama
4833722
52,420 (135,767)
50,645 (131,170)
3
Alaska
735132
665,384 (1,723,337)
570,641 (1,477,950)
4
Arizona
6626624
113,990 (295,233)
113,594 (294,207)
5
Arkansas
2959373
53,179 (137,733)
52,035 (134,770)
6
California
38332521
163,695 (423,968)
155,779 (403,466)
7
Colorado
5268367
104,094 (269,602)
103,642 (268,432)
8
Connecticut
3596080
5,543 (14,356)
4,842 (12,541)
9
Delaware
925749
2,489 (6,446)
1,949 (5,048)
10
Florida
19552860
65,758 (170,312)
53,625 (138,888)
11
Georgia
9992167
59,425 (153,910)
57,513 (148,958)
12
Hawaii
1404054
10,932 (28,314)
6,423 (16,635)
13
Idaho
1612136
83,569 (216,443)
82,643 (214,044)
14
E
F
1
2
1,775 (4,597)
7
3
94,743 (245,383)
1
4
396 (1,026)
9
5
1,143 (2,960)
4
6
7,916 (20,502)
53
7
452 (1,171)
7
8
701 (1,816)
5
9
540 (1,399)
1
10
12,133 (31,424)
27
11
1,912 (4,950)
14
12
4,509 (11,678)
2
13
926 (2,398)
2
14
540 (1,399)

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