Excel VBA: Cell Reference in Another Sheet (4 Methods)

 Reference Cells in another Sheet with Excel VBA: 4 Methods

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Method 1- Reference Cells in Another Sheet with Excel VBA

Copy the data in D5 in ‘Sheet2’ to ‘Sheet1’

Effective Ways to Perform Cell Reference in Another Sheet with Excel VBA

Step 1:

  • Press  Alt + F11  to open VBA.
  • Click Insert.
  • Choose Module.

Effective Ways to Perform Cell Reference in Another Sheet with Excel VBA

Step 2:

  • Enter the following VBA.
Sub Select_a_Cell()
    Worksheets("sheet1").Range("D5").Copy
End Sub

Effective Ways to Perform Cell Reference in Another Sheet with Excel VBA

Step 3:

  • Save and press  F5  to run the code.
  •  D5  is copied in ‘Sheet1’.

Effective Ways to Perform Cell Reference in Another Sheet with Excel VBA

Read More: How to Display Text from Another Cell in Excel


Method 2 – Reference Cells for Multiple Ranges in another Sheet with Excel VBA

Step 1:

  • Select Module and enter the following VBA.
Sub Copy_Ranges()
    Worksheets("sheet3").Range("B4:F11").Copy
End Sub

Effective Ways to Perform Cell Reference in Another Sheet with Excel VBA

Step 2:

  • Save and press  F5  to run the code.
  • The range B4:F11 is copied.

Effective Ways to Perform Cell Reference in Another Sheet with Excel VBA

Step 3:

  • Enter the following code.
Sub Copy_Multiple_Ranges()
    Worksheets("sheet3").Range("B4:F11,B13:F16").Copy
End Sub

Effective Ways to Perform Cell Reference in Another Sheet with Excel VBA

  • The ranges B4:F11 and B13:F16 are selected and copied.

Effective Ways to Perform Cell Reference in Another Sheet with Excel VBA

Read More: How to Reference Text in Another Cell in Excel 


Method 3 – Reference Cells  in Another Sheet with Excel VBA

Copy the range B2:F11 from ‘Sheet4’ and paste it in ‘Sheet5’.

Effective Ways to Perform Cell Reference in Another Sheet with Excel VBA

Step 1:

  • Select Module and enter the following VBA:
Sub Paste_Multiple_Ranges()
    Sheets("Sheet4").Range("B2:F11").Copy
Sheets("Sheet5").Range("B2:F11").PasteSpecial
End Sub

Effective Ways to Perform Cell Reference in Another Sheet with Excel VBA

Step 2:

  • Save and press  F5  to run the code.
  • The range in ‘Sheet4’ will be pasted in ‘Sheet5’.

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Read More: How to Use Variable Row Number as Cell Reference in Excel


Method 4 –  Reference Cells in Another Workbook with Excel VBA

Copy the data in the ‘Fill Blank Cells’ workbook and the ‘VBA’worksheet. Paste it in ‘Sheet7’ of ‘Cell Reference’, the current workbook.

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Step 1:

  • Select Module and enter the following VBA.
Sub Copy_from_Another_Workbook_1()
    Workbooks("Fill Blank Cells.xlsm").Worksheets("VBA").Range("B4:F14").Copy
    Sheets("Sheet7").Range("B4:F14").PasteSpecial
End Sub

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Step 2:

  • Save and press  F5  to run the code.
  • Cells will be pasted in the other workbook.

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  • Cells will also be displayed in ‘Sheet7’ of the current workbook.

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Read More: How to Reference Cell by Row and Column Number in Excel


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