In Excel how do I extract the address referenced in another cell's equation?
In Excel I have a grid of stock data, where the rows are call prices and the columns are put prices. For each cell in the grid I can generate a graph of results for that particular call/put combination. I want to use the spreadsheet interactively by clicking on a grid cell and seeing the graph corresponding to that particular cell. I want to do this without any VB and without any add-ons. I'm very close and am just missing one function.
I want to be able to click on a cell by my graph, type "=", and then click on the grid cell for which I want the graph, so I get a result like "=R12". I want it to derive that I'm interested in a graph related to cell R12.
What I can do now is have two cells containing the row and column numbers of interest. I can then use =INDIRECT(ADDRESS(Z20,1)) and =INDIRECT(ADDRESS(1,Z21)) to get row and column header values of the cell referenced by Z20,Z21. I can also use the =ROW() and =COLUMN() equations in cells Z20 and Z21, but not conveniently. To choose a different cell to see the graph of, I would have to type "=ROW(", then click on the cell I want, then type ")", and same for column.
I could also type "=", then click on R12, then delete the "=" so the cell contains "R12" but that's kind of clunky, too.
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In Excel I have a grid of stock data, where the rows are call prices and the columns are put prices. For each cell in the grid I can generate a graph of results for that particular call/put combination. I want to use the spreadsheet interactively by clicking on a grid cell and seeing the graph corresponding to that particular cell. I want to do this without any VB and without any add-ons. I'm very close and am just missing one function.
I want to be able to click on a cell by my graph, type "=", and then click on the grid cell for which I want the graph, so I get a result like "=R12". I want it to derive that I'm interested in a graph related to cell R12.
What I can do now is have two cells containing the row and column numbers of interest. I can then use =INDIRECT(ADDRESS(Z20,1)) and =INDIRECT(ADDRESS(1,Z21)) to get row and column header values of the cell referenced by Z20,Z21. I can also use the =ROW() and =COLUMN() equations in cells Z20 and Z21, but not conveniently. To choose a different cell to see the graph of, I would have to type "=ROW(", then click on the cell I want, then type ")", and same for column.
I could also type "=", then click on R12, then delete the "=" so the cell contains "R12" but that's kind of clunky, too.
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Assuming the cell you click on isA1, something like:=RIGHT(FORMULATEXT(A1), LEN(FORMULATEXT(A1))-1)?
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In Excel I have a grid of stock data, where the rows are call prices and the columns are put prices. For each cell in the grid I can generate a graph of results for that particular call/put combination. I want to use the spreadsheet interactively by clicking on a grid cell and seeing the graph corresponding to that particular cell. I want to do this without any VB and without any add-ons. I'm very close and am just missing one function.
I want to be able to click on a cell by my graph, type "=", and then click on the grid cell for which I want the graph, so I get a result like "=R12". I want it to derive that I'm interested in a graph related to cell R12.
What I can do now is have two cells containing the row and column numbers of interest. I can then use =INDIRECT(ADDRESS(Z20,1)) and =INDIRECT(ADDRESS(1,Z21)) to get row and column header values of the cell referenced by Z20,Z21. I can also use the =ROW() and =COLUMN() equations in cells Z20 and Z21, but not conveniently. To choose a different cell to see the graph of, I would have to type "=ROW(", then click on the cell I want, then type ")", and same for column.
I could also type "=", then click on R12, then delete the "=" so the cell contains "R12" but that's kind of clunky, too.
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In Excel I have a grid of stock data, where the rows are call prices and the columns are put prices. For each cell in the grid I can generate a graph of results for that particular call/put combination. I want to use the spreadsheet interactively by clicking on a grid cell and seeing the graph corresponding to that particular cell. I want to do this without any VB and without any add-ons. I'm very close and am just missing one function.
I want to be able to click on a cell by my graph, type "=", and then click on the grid cell for which I want the graph, so I get a result like "=R12". I want it to derive that I'm interested in a graph related to cell R12.
What I can do now is have two cells containing the row and column numbers of interest. I can then use =INDIRECT(ADDRESS(Z20,1)) and =INDIRECT(ADDRESS(1,Z21)) to get row and column header values of the cell referenced by Z20,Z21. I can also use the =ROW() and =COLUMN() equations in cells Z20 and Z21, but not conveniently. To choose a different cell to see the graph of, I would have to type "=ROW(", then click on the cell I want, then type ")", and same for column.
I could also type "=", then click on R12, then delete the "=" so the cell contains "R12" but that's kind of clunky, too.
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Assuming the cell you click on isA1, something like:=RIGHT(FORMULATEXT(A1), LEN(FORMULATEXT(A1))-1)?
– cybernetic.nomad
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Assuming the cell you click on isA1, something like:=RIGHT(FORMULATEXT(A1), LEN(FORMULATEXT(A1))-1)?
– cybernetic.nomad
2 days ago
Assuming the cell you click on is
A1, something like: =RIGHT(FORMULATEXT(A1), LEN(FORMULATEXT(A1))-1)?– cybernetic.nomad
2 days ago
Assuming the cell you click on is
A1, something like: =RIGHT(FORMULATEXT(A1), LEN(FORMULATEXT(A1))-1)?– cybernetic.nomad
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If your cell you enter "=" and click another cell is D6 then your other formulas can extract the cell you click on with this:
=RIGHT(FORMULATEXT(D6),LEN(FORMULATEXT(D6))-1)
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If your cell you enter "=" and click another cell is D6 then your other formulas can extract the cell you click on with this:
=RIGHT(FORMULATEXT(D6),LEN(FORMULATEXT(D6))-1)
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If your cell you enter "=" and click another cell is D6 then your other formulas can extract the cell you click on with this:
=RIGHT(FORMULATEXT(D6),LEN(FORMULATEXT(D6))-1)
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If your cell you enter "=" and click another cell is D6 then your other formulas can extract the cell you click on with this:
=RIGHT(FORMULATEXT(D6),LEN(FORMULATEXT(D6))-1)
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If your cell you enter "=" and click another cell is D6 then your other formulas can extract the cell you click on with this:
=RIGHT(FORMULATEXT(D6),LEN(FORMULATEXT(D6))-1)
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Assuming the cell you click on is
A1, something like:=RIGHT(FORMULATEXT(A1), LEN(FORMULATEXT(A1))-1)?– cybernetic.nomad
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