A cell reference expression is defined in the select of a [Block](invantive-control-blocks) in the [Model Editor](invantive-control-user-interface-model-developer). The image below shows a number of examples of the use of cell reference expressions in the select.

$C{StartPoint, Block, Worksheet, Column, Row, Column1, Column2}
With target cell reference
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Formula, Expression enabled for the field. and sync back off.
An example of a cell reference expression in a column is: “$C{D,‘Block 1’,.,‘tcn_name’,.}” expression1. This example ...
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| This formula: | Refers to: | And returns: |
| ------------- | ---------- | ------------ |
| =C2 | Cell C2 | The value in cell C2 |
| =Assets-Liabilities | The cells named Assets and Liabilities | The value in the Liabilities cell minus the value in the Assets cell |