What does this: '! mean in Excel

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  • Parmsbuddy
    New Member
    • May 2014
    • 2

    What does this: '! mean in Excel

    I am looking at an Excel sheet that has this formula in one cell: =1+'weighted avg mu'!F22 I know that the mu stands for Mark Up but I don't understand '! and I don't understand why you would add 1 to a Mark Up. I'm really confused.
  • Stewart Ross
    Recognized Expert Moderator Specialist
    • Feb 2008
    • 2545

    #2
    To the right of the bang symbol is a cell reference - F22 in this case - and to its left is the name of the worksheet concerned, which is worksheet 'weighted ave mu' in your workbook in this case.

    So, 1 + 'weighted ave mu'!F22 should be read as

    'in the current cell add 1 to the value of cell F22 on the worksheet named 'weighted ave mu' in this workbook.'

    Excel does not attach meaning to the worksheet name - that was set by whoever named it 'weighted ave mu', not by Excel, so I would not read too much into the mu part - it might be markup, it might not, but Excel is not going to mind whatever it means.

    -Stewart
    Last edited by Stewart Ross; May 16 '14, 10:01 PM.

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    • Parmsbuddy
      New Member
      • May 2014
      • 2

      #3
      THANK YOU!! Now I understand!

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      • aleciagibbons14
        New Member
        • Jun 2014
        • 18

        #4
        ohhh i also search that what does it mean, thanks for your shared ideas

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