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Hm, so that's using integers for rows and columns, rather than integer/letter (a1 vs r1c1). Is there a way to do indirect/computed references? Because if not, I
by e12e 7y ago
Hm, so that's using integers for rows and columns, rather than integer/letter (a1 vs r1c1). Is there a way to do indirect/computed references? Because if not, I'm not sure I see how it's much better (saner/easier maybe..)? What's the elevator pitch for r1c1?
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_excel-mso_mac/how-to-usecreate-formulas-in-r1c1-mode/f74759f0-725e-44ec-ba3a-abf1a747f603 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_...
Ed: ok, apparently the video starts with r1c1 - so I guess I've found my elevator pitch...
- iudqnolq 7y agoIn one sentence: Excel seems magic because when you copy and paste cells the references change to still work, but you can understand in less than a minute exactly how and why that happens if you learn R1C1. In two more sentences: Specifically if you're in cell A1 and you enter =B1 what is actually stored is =RC[1] (same row, one column more relative to this cell). So if you copy that into cell H50 it will still be RC[1] and now evaluate to I50.