How to dynamically access the same cell from another worksheet?

Mark McInerney

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Office Version
  1. 365
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  1. Windows
I have 52 spreadsheets - named "SalesWeek1", "SalesWeek2", "SalesWeek3"......"SalesWeek52"

These spreadsheets capture the sales data for my business. The format/structure of each spreadsheet is the same i.e. Cell A1 contains Sunday Sales and does so in each of the spreadsheets.

I want to create a KPI spreadsheet that extracts data from the other sheets. I can enter a formula

='W:\Whitethorn Test\[WorksheetA.xls]SalesWeek1'!$A$1

and this will bring back the data, but it is time consuming. Is there a way for me to select the spreadsheet name from a drop down box and retrieve the data in Cell A1 from the spreadsheet name that I select?

Thanks for any help - much appreciated.
 

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