Using the value in a cell as a cell reference in a formula?
excel, excel-formula
Solution
Use `INDIRECT()`
=SUM(INDIRECT(<start cell here> & ":" & <end cell here>))
Problem
I'd like to know how to pull cell references from the value of another cell and insert them into a formula. For a simple example: In cell A1 I have this: `COUNT(B4:H4)` Instead of choosing the range when I set up the formula, I'd like this range to be dynamic, based on the value in other cells. So, I want to type in cell references: in `cell B4`, I'd type in `C5`, and in `H4` I'd type in `C8`. How can I set up my formula to look inside cells `B4` and `H4`, but then return the range that is defined by the values in these cells (`C5:C8` in this case...) So in the end, cell A1 would return the count of `C5:C8` I hope that makes sense. It seems like something pretty simple but I can't seem to find info on it.