I need to reference sheets with names that are dates, but cannot get formula to work!

Dnk_83

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I am trying to set up a summary sheet using INDIRECT reference on a dropdown. The issue is that the sheets are dates and the formula stops working :(. i believe it is due to the date referencing and have tries to use the TEXT function, but still not getting it to work. Please let me know where i have gone wrong and what i can do to fix it!

The dropdown list is from a dynamic list that is a list of all the tabs and when the cell is selected the formula bar shows "dd/mm/yyyy", I changed the date format to "mmm-yy". Thanks.
 

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Select a range of cells. The total appears in bottom right of Excel screen. Right-click total to add Max, Min, Count, Average.
The names have spaces in them so you need to enclose them in single quotes just as you would in a formula - e.g.
Excel Formula:
INDIRECT("'"&TEXT(b3,"mmm yy")&"'!A3:E201")
 
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