Accessing a cell in a named column

JenniferMurphy

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In the following table, I need the formulas in columns H & I to refer to the data in column G but at one row down. Column E is assigned the name PP_A, column F the name PP_B, and column G the name Iterations.

I would like to replace the references to column G in the formulas with the name of that column, but if I do, I get the cell in G on the same row as the calling cell.

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 800"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="align: center"]R/C[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]C[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]D[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]E[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]F[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]G[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]H[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]I[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]J[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]K[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PGS_A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PGS_B[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PP_A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PP_B[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Iterations[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Wins_A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Wins_B[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Formulas[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Formulas[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]52.00%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.00%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51.35%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48.65%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]61,620[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58,380[/TD]
[TD]H6: =G7*PP_A[/TD]
[TD]I6: =G7*PP_B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]120,000[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.00%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60.00%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51.59%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48.41%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]185,724[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]174,276[/TD]
[TD]H8: =G9*PP_A[/TD]
[TD]I8: =G9*PP_B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]360,000[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72.00%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70.00%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]52.02%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47.98%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]249,696[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]230,304[/TD]
[TD]H10: =G11*PP_A[/TD]
[TD]I10: =G11*PP_B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]480,000[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

I have tried using Cell, Address, Offset, Row, Column and other functions, but have not been able to get anything to work.

Does anyone have any magic I can use?

Thanks
 

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if I understood well maybe:
=IF($G6="","",$G6*E5)
and
=IF($G6="","",$G6*F5)
 
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sandy666 said:
if I understood well maybe:
=IF($G6="","",$G6*E5)
and
=IF($G6="","",$G6*F5)
Click to expand...

I don't understand these expressions, but I am trying to eliminate literal cell references (G6, $G6, G$6, or $G$6). I want to replace the "G7" in the expression in H6 with some form of the named range (column) "Iterations". I want the result in H6 to be the product of G7 & E6 but using named ranges, not literal cell addresses.
 
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without any references but with PowerQuery (Get&Transform)

[Table="width:, class:head"]
[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]PGS_A[/td][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]PGS_B[/td][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]PP_A[/td][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]PP_B[/td][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]Iterations[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
52.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
50.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
51.35%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
48.65%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]
120,000​
[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
62.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
60.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
51.59%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
48.41%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]
360,000​
[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
72.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
70.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
52.02%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
47.98%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]
480,000​
[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]PGS_A[/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]PGS_B[/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]PP_A[/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]PP_B[/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]Iterations[/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]Wins_A[/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]Wins_B[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
52.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
50.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
51.35%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
48.65%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
61620​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
58380​
[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]
120000​
[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
62.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
60.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
51.59%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
48.41%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
185724​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
174276​
[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]
360000​
[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
72.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
70.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
52.02%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
47.98%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
249696​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
230304​
[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]
480000​
[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[/table]

Code: 
[SIZE=1]// Table1
let
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
    Duplicate = Table.DuplicateColumn(Source, "Iterations", "Iterations - Copy"),
    Fill = Table.FillUp(Duplicate,{"Iterations - Copy"}),
    WinsA = Table.AddColumn(Fill, "Wins_A", each [#"Iterations - Copy"]*[PP_A]),
    WinsB = Table.AddColumn(WinsA, "Wins_B", each [#"Iterations - Copy"]*[PP_B]),
    RC = Table.RemoveColumns(WinsB,{"Iterations - Copy"}),
    Type = Table.TransformColumnTypes(RC,{{"PGS_A", Percentage.Type}, {"PGS_B", Percentage.Type}, {"PP_A", Percentage.Type}, {"PP_B", Percentage.Type}, {"Wins_A", type number}, {"Wins_B", type number}})
in
    Type[/SIZE]

or

[Table="width:, class:head"]
[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]PGS_A[/td][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]PGS_B[/td][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]PP_A[/td][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]PP_B[/td][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]Iterations[/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]Wins_A[/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]Wins_B[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
52.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
50.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
51.35%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
48.65%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
61620​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
58380​
[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]
120,000​
[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
62.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
60.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
51.59%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
48.41%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
185724​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
174276​
[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]
360,000​
[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
72.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
70.00%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
52.02%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]
47.98%​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
249696​
[/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]
230304​
[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][td]
480,000​
[/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[/table]



Code: 
[SIZE=1]// Table1
let
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
    Duplicate = Table.DuplicateColumn(Source, "Iterations", "Iterations - Copy"),
    Fill = Table.FillUp(Duplicate,{"Iterations - Copy"}),
    WinsA = Table.AddColumn(Fill, "Wins_A", each [#"Iterations - Copy"]*[PP_A]),
    WinsB = Table.AddColumn(WinsA, "Wins_B", each [#"Iterations - Copy"]*[PP_B]),
    Type = Table.TransformColumnTypes(WinsB,{{"PGS_A", Percentage.Type}, {"PGS_B", Percentage.Type}, {"PP_A", Percentage.Type}, {"PP_B", Percentage.Type}, {"Wins_A", type number}, {"Wins_B", type number}}),
    ROC = Table.SelectColumns(Type,{"Wins_A", "Wins_B"})
in
    ROC[/SIZE]
 
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sandy666 said:
without any references but with PowerQuery (Get&Transform)
Click to expand...

Wow!!! I'm afraid that is way over my head.

I was able to find a solution along the lines that I can comprehend. This expression eliminates literal cell references (except for the calling cell, which is OK, and uses the named column "Iterations".

Code: 
=INDIRECT(ADDRESS(ROW(H6)+1,COLUMN(Iterations)))*PP_A

I was hoping for something simpler, but this will do.

Excel really needs a simpler, more compact cell addressing syntax.
 
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JenniferMurphy said:
I was able to find a solution along the lines that I can comprehend. This expression eliminates literal cell references (except for the calling cell, which is OK, and uses the named column "Iterations".

Code: 
=INDIRECT(ADDRESS(ROW(H6)+1,COLUMN(Iterations)))*PP_A

I was hoping for something simpler, but this will do.
Click to expand...
This formula will produce the same result as the one you posted above...

=(7:7 Iterations)*(6:6 PP_A)

Just so you know, the space character as I used it above (with a row reference on one side a column reference on the other side) is the Intersect operator (it retrieves the value at the intersection of that row and column).
 
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Rick Rothstein said:
This formula will produce the same result as the one you posted above...

=(7:7 Iterations)*(6:6 PP_A)

Just so you know, the space character as I used it above (with a row reference on one side a column reference on the other side) is the Intersect operator (it retrieves the value at the intersection of that row and column).
Click to expand...

Perfect. I fiddled around with the Intersect operator, but couldn't get it to work. Thanks!
 
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