Question

i have a simple table data like:

date     | Jenna | Tom | Robin
01/01/12    2       5       8
02/01/12    3       4       7

(date columns starts from the first day of the year and goes all the way down to he next year.)

I have a formula getting the min. and max. values (for example for Jenna) for the month January.

I have to change the row numbers every month to get the right result.

Is it possible for me to define variables in two cells and use them in that formula without using VBA.
For example;

I will put two values in H1 and H2 cells, which are 28 and 58 respectively. And i will define E1 as start and E2 as end. And write down this formula:

=min(Cstart:Cend)
=max(Cstart:Cend)
=average(Cstart:Cend)

The first formula means to get the min value between the C28 and C58.

That way i will not have to change every formula manually on the page. I will just change the values of 2 cells and that will be enough.

I hope, I have explained.

Answer 1

Sure. You have to use the INDIRECT() function. INDIRECT transforms a string to a range reference.

=MIN(INDIRECT("C" & $H$1 &":C" & $H$2))