By default, references in Excel use the A1 reference style, which means that it refers to the column first, and then the row number. However, the INDIRECT function enables you to switch these around.

Such buttons often run macros that you write using Visual Basic. When the button must appear in a dialog box, create it using Excel's Visual Basic for Applications window.

Cells in Excel are referred to using relative or absolute references. A formula with relative references changes when the cell's position does.