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    Simple Cell replication

    I have a multiple worksheet form which is used on one worksheet to register attendees on one worksheet and then displays their names on a table plan on the next worksheet using the concatenate function to combine forname and surname.

    The problem comes when I cut and paste people around on the registration page I get #ref on the tableplan. If I use copy / Paste Values it is Ok but a nuisance as I have to work at speed once registration is complete.

    Is there a way do display the contents of Attendeelist-A1 in Tableplan!A4 rgardless of the editing and changes which are made. i.e Tableplan!A4 always reflects the current cell contents rather than tracking the values when they are moved about into different cells

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    You mean you always want to point to A1?

    Try:

    =INDIRECT("Attendeelist!A1")
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    I just get #ref with Indirect

    You are right all I want to do is display the contents of A1 regardless of what is copied into that cell, on a different worksheet

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    Make sure the sheetname is spelled correctly, if there are any spaces, special chars, then formula would need single apostrophes included.

    e.g =Indirect("'Attendeelist'!A1")

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    That is perfect, can I combine it with a concatenate function to display the forename and surname in the same field?

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    You mean?

    =Indirect("'Attendeelist'!A1")&" "&Indirect("'Attendeelist'!B1")

    where A1 contains Forename and B1 contains Surname.

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    Great many thanks

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