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How to always get the value from above cell when inserting or deleting row in Excel?

Normally, we can reference above cell value by using a simple formula, but, when you insert a new row above the reference cell formula, the reference cell will not be changed automatically as following screenshot shown. This article, I will talk about how to always get the above cell value when inserting or deleting rows in Excel.

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Always get the value from above cell when inserting or deleting rows with formula


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To deal with this job, here is an easy formula can help you, please do as follows:

Enter this formula into a cell where you want to reference the above cell: =INDIRECT(ADDRESS(ROW()-1,COLUMN())), and press Enter key to get the value from above cell, see screenshot:

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And now, when you inserting new row above the reference formula cell, the referenced cell will always be the above cell value. See screenshot:

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Hi all
Trying to figure this one out so it can reference a cell on a different sheet. I am wanting to make a contents page that has updating information

Any ideas?
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I like using relative reference here for simplicity:

=INDIRECT("R[-1]C[0]",False)
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wouldn't OFFSET(INDIRECT(CELL("address"));-1;0) be more efficient since there are only three function calls instead of four?
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