# Referencing ranges in other sheets

**URL:** <https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/referencing-ranges-in-other-sheets/2019>\
**Category:** Calc\
**Created:** [August 24, 2023, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/referencing-ranges-in-other-sheets/2019 "2023-08-24T07:06:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/referencing-ranges-in-other-sheets/2019/2 "2023-08-24T13:57:23Z")

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Welcome to the forum, @EtagiBI. 🙂

Thanks for the question.

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> [@EtagiBI](#):
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> Google Sheets called `IMPORTRANGE` that allows you to reference ranges in other sheets.
> 
> Does Collabora Online have a similar feature?

No. Not currently.

But it would make a good enhancement request!

Do you have a Github account? You could submit it as a “Feature Request” to the Collabora Online github:

- [Issues · CollaboraOnline/online · GitHub](https://github.com/CollaboraOnline/online/issues)

It would probably also help to include a link to:

- [Google Docs Help: “IMPORTRANGE”](https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3093340?hl=en)

and any other examples/supporting documentation/use-cases you have on it. 🙂

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As to the technical reasons why it isn’t implemented yet…

There are a lot of tricky issues with loading external resources/files, or running across “infinite loops” where A-\>B + B-\>A.

So right now, each Collabora document is “stuck in its own jail”.

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**Side Note:** On a similar note:

- **Links to ranges in other external documents** isn’t supported yet either.

It is in the list of feature enhancements though.

I even brought it up back in July’s weekly meeting #128:

- [Community Weekly Meeting 128](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/community-weekly-meeting-128/1956)

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