There are several ways to go about this, depending on your needs.

See below for options.

Note: INDIRECT is avolatile functionand can cause performance problems in more complicated worksheets.

Excel formula: INDEX and MATCH exact match

But INDEX can also be used by itself to retrieve values at known coordinates.

If row or column numbers change, the INDEX function returns a new result.

Instead, INDEX is combined with theMATCH function, which calculates the required row and column positions.

Excel ADDRESS function

For example, =ADDRESS(1,1) returns $A$1.

INDIRECT Function

The Excel INDIRECT function returns a valid cell reference from a given text string.

INDIRECT is useful when you want to assemble a text value that can be used as a valid reference.

Excel INDIRECT function

you could use INDEX to retrieve individual values, or entire rows and columns.

Excel INDEX function

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