Cell Linking to Blank Sheets

Tony Fronza
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Is there a workaround to set up cell linking to a blank sheet? I want to set up templates so that, for instance, when a client name is entered in a field, it populates other sheets (similar to an = cell reference in Excel). But, when I try to set this up, I receive a message stating you cannot reference a blank sheet. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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  • Andrée Starå
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    Hi@Tony Fronza

    I hope you're well and safe!

    You only need to "activate" the cell(s), and you can do that by adding color to them.

    Would that work/help?

    I hope that helps!

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