Excel relative cell hyperlink - excel

I have a workbook with sheet1 and sheet 2, sheet1 cell A1 pulls info from sheet2 cell C1, so for easy editing I have hyperlinked sheey2!C1 in sheet1 cell A1.
My issue is that when i delete rows/columbs in sheet 2, the hyperlink does not adapt accordingly and then pull the wrong data, any ways around this?


You can try this to create your hyperlink:
=HYPERLINK(link_location[, friendly_name])
Example:
=HYPERLINK(Sheet2!A2, "A2")
In the given example, if the first row is deleted, the formula is automatically changed to =HYPERLINK(Sheet2!A1, "A2")

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Updating Sheet2 as I enter new data on Sheet1

I have some data on Sheet1 from B2:G5480. I also have the same data on Sheet2 from B2:G5480 for separate calculations.
What I want is as I enter new rows on Sheet1 updating Sheet2 automatically.
Any help will be appreciate.

Method 1:
Make cells in sheet2 point to cells in sheet1
For example in Sheet2 cell A1 have formula =Sheet1!A1
Replicate this principle across the range B2:G5480, being sure not to overwrite formula cells
Method 2:
Make formulae in Sheet2 refer to data in Sheet1 by prefacing cell references with Sheet1! - leave all data on sheet1 in just one place.

Excel creating additional sheets by copying but keeping formula

I have a workbook (we are using them for electronic purchase orders) and I need to be able to copy a worksheet but have the formula in it increment like it would if I copied the formula in a sheet.
In other words in sheet2 I1 the formula is ='Sheet1'!$I$1+1. When I copy sheet2 and it becomes sheet3, I need the formula in I1 to say ='Sheet2'!$I$1+1.
How can i do this?

You can get a string containing the current sheet name with the following formula
=cell("filename",A1)
If you are using the standard Sheet# for your pages, then you can get the current sheet number with this formula (assuming the previous one was in B3)
=RIGHT(B3,LEN(B3) - FIND("]Sheet",B3,1)-5)
Next calculate the number for the previous sheet
=VALUE(B4)+1
Now you can use the indirect function to address a cell in the previous sheet
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Copy it to Sheet5 and it will reference B1 in Sheet 4.

Excel Hyperlink within Hyperlink

Cell A1 of Sheet1 has an Hyperlink to a file
Cell A1 of Sheet2 has a Vlookup referencing Cell A1 of Sheet1
How can I make it so(without macros) clicking A1 of Sheet2 also opens the file referenced in A1 of Sheet1?
I have tried Hyperlink(Vlookup ("vlookup logic") ) but it gives "Can't open specified file"

I'm quite sure the only thing you need to do is add the hyperlink formula to the vlookup. So:
=hyperlink(vlookup(stuff...))

How to delete a sheet and insert the same sheet with the same name but prevent referencing errors in formula while doin so?

I have a value in cell D8 of Sheet2.
Cell A4 from Sheet1 has a formula that contains the value of cell D8 from Sheet2.
Now, when I delete the entire Sheet2, I get a referencing error in the formula from cell A4 in Sheet1, which is fine.
But when I insert a new sheet with the same sheet name Sheet2 with another new value in cell D8, my formula in cell A4 of Sheet1 still displays a referencing error.
How do I solve this?
For formulas within the same sheet, I can use offset function but I'm stuck when it comes to deleting and re-inserting sheets.
Thanks!

Use indirect function in cell A4 of Sheet1 to hard code the address, like this
=INDIRECT("Sheet2!D8")

Either
Just copy and paste the contents of the new Sheet2 directly over the existing sheet.
or
Rename Sheet2 to a new name, for example fred
Insert your new Sheet2
Press Ctrl & F together..... Replace ....find what: fred, replace with: Sheet2

Formula to grab value from a cell and use that to refer to a cell in another spreadsheet?

I need help creating a formula in a cell in a spreadsheet that would allow me to grab a value from another cell and use that value to refer to yet another cell in another sheet.
For example, in a cell that returns a student's class grade (a progress report sheet) I have the cell refer to my master grade sheet (eg. the progress report sheet's cell would be: =mastersheet!E[grab value in cell A1 of current sheet])
What formula do I use to grab a cell's value and use it to define/refer to another cell?

In Excel, if Sheet1 A1 contains B2 then in Sheet1 =INDIRECT("Sheet2!"&A1) will return the contents of Sheet2!B2.
In Google Docs spreadsheet, if Sheet1 E1 contains 4 then in Sheet1 =Indirect("Sheet2!E"&E1) will return the contents of Sheet2 Cell E4.

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