Compare INDIRECT vs ADDRESS

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Compare INDIRECT vs ADDRESS side-by-side — differences, popularity and recommendation

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Feature

Lookup & Reference

=INDIRECT()

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Syntax

Lookup & Reference

=ADDRESS()

Syntax

Category

Lookup & Reference lookup-reference

Popularity

55 / 100

25 / 100

Views

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Output

Reference

Text

Version

All versions

Volatile

Yes

Dynamic Array

Description

Returns the reference specified by a text string. References are immediately evaluated to display their contents. Use INDIRECT when you want to change the reference to a cell within a formula without changing the formula itself.

You can use the ADDRESS function to obtain the address of a cell in a worksheet, given specified row and column numbers. For example, ADDRESS(2,3) returns $C$2. As another example, ADDRESS(77,300) returns $KN$77. You can use other functions, such as the ROW and COLUMN functions, to provide the row and column number arguments for the ADDRESS function.

Syntax

=INDIRECT(ref_text, [a1])

=ADDRESS(row_num, column_num, [abs_num], [a1], [sheet_text])

Arguments

2 Arguments

ref_text a1 (Optional)

5 Arguments

row_num column_num abs_num (Optional) a1 (Optional) sheet_text (Optional)

Examples

Tips

★ Recommendation — Winner: =INDIRECT()

=INDIRECT() is recommended based on higher popularity, newer version and Dynamic Array support.

Winner: =INDIRECT()