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    Question Formula/Macro to give active cell reference in cell

    Morning,

    I'm after a formula or macro to give me the cell reference of the cell that is selected (eg A1).

    I need this reference to appear in another cell.

    How is this done please?

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    Re: Formula/Macro to give active cell reference in cell

    Hello,

    To return the selected cell address to cell A1 for example, you could use

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    To keep the cell updated, you could use the worksheet selection_change event. Right click on the worksheet tab, select view code, and enter the following

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    Re: Formula/Macro to give active cell reference in cell

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    Re: Formula/Macro to give active cell reference in cell

    OK thanks

    Does that go in the sheet code? Have tried that and nothing is happening

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    Re: Formula/Macro to give active cell reference in cell

    You could put this in the ThisWorkbook code module
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    and then put the formula =ActiveCellAddress in a cell.
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    Re: Formula/Macro to give active cell reference in cell

    mikerickson

    Good that works - how do I change the formatting of the result so it shows just the reference without the filename and sheetname?

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    Re: Formula/Macro to give active cell reference in cell

    Change the arguments of the .Address property to suit your needs.

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    Re: Formula/Macro to give active cell reference in cell

    Sorry but being a noob I don't know how to?

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    Re: Formula/Macro to give active cell reference in cell

    This is solved now - many thanks

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