Excel: Linking Worksheets with an R# or A$ Name

ID: Q60547

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 2.x, 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0
Microsoft Excel for OS/2, versions 2.2, 2.21, 3.0

SUMMARY

When you enter a formula that is linked to a worksheet whose name begins with the letter "R" followed by a digit, or any letter followed by a dollar sign, you must enclose the name in single quotation marks.

NOTE: In Microsoft Excel, if you reference a worksheet named R1, you must use single quotation marks; however, if you reference a workbook named R1 with a sheet name other than r1 or A$, you do not need to enclose the name in single quotation marks.

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For example, if the worksheet name begins with either R followed by a number or A followed by a dollar sign (such as R1 or A$), a formula with links to a supporting sheet must be entered as follows:


   ='A$'!reference

   -or-

   ='R1.xls'!reference

      (Note the single quotation marks enclosing the sheet name.)

If the sheet name begins with an R that is not followed by a number or an A that is not followed by a dollar sign, (including RC or A1), then the above formula can be entered as follows:


   =A1!reference

   -or-

   =RC.XLS!reference

Additional query words: 2.0 2.00 2.01 2.1 2.10 3.0 4.0


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Last Reviewed: March 16, 1999