reference a cell - RC Notation hurts brain

MattMax

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Hello...

I'm writing a macro that creates a summary worksheet that references data from other worksheets. I want the summary page to be dynamic so that if the user changes drop downs on other pages, the cells update accordingly.

For example cell G2 = "=worksheet2!A2" which equals "Tree"
User makes a change to a dropdown menu on worksheet2 and A2 now equals "Flower" The cell G2 on summary page should now = "Flower"

In RC notation it would look something like this:
Range("G2").Select
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=worksheet2!R[-7]C"

Wondering if there were other ways to write this...
 

Excel Facts

Which lookup functions find a value equal or greater than the lookup value?
MATCH uses -1 to find larger value (lookup table must be sorted ZA). XLOOKUP uses 1 to find values greater and does not need to be sorted.
Why are you using RC notation?

Can't you just use A1?
Code:
Range("G2").Formula = "=Worksheet2!A2"
 
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