Return values from the row above to the current row

To solve this problem in Excel, usually I would just type in the literal row number of the cell above, e.g., if I'm typing in Cell A7, I would use the formula =A6. Then if I copied that formula to other cells, they would also use the row of the previous cell.

Another option is to use Indirect(), which resolves the literal statement inside to be a formula. You could use something like:

=INDIRECT("A" & ROW() - 1)

The above formula will resolve to the value of the cell in column A and the row that is one less than that of the cell which contains the formula.

This formula does not require a column letter reference ("A", "B", etc.). It returns the value of the cell one row above in the same column.

=INDIRECT(ADDRESS(ROW()-1,COLUMN()))