Copying a cell /results/ into another cell

i have a set of totals in different sections and i want to COPY this number result so that it actively updates in the destination cell. the originating cell is a SUM of about ten items above it and when i simply copy and paste this origination cell into the destination cell the destination cell wants to SUM up the ten cells above /it/.
i am using "numeric" for all my cells and i am wondering if i need to change the destination cells to some other format so that it will simply accept the final number but i also want to make sure this destination cell will UPDATE when the origination cell changes.
any advice please and/or search terms for this operation?
i've gotten backed up by weeks getting OCD (and a little carpal tunnel) with my formatting so i am trying to close out the learning curve on this effort ASAP before going back in and studying documentation on numbers 3.0.
THANK YOU for any help with this.

HW,
you are thinking of how data flows backwards.  you are thinking that copy takes the result from a cell, when, in fact, it takes the formula OR the value (if it is not a formula).  To "get" the value out of a cell you refer to that cell from another cell-- thereby "pulling" the result out of the cell.
The search terms woudl be "cell", "reference"
In the destination cell (the cell where you want a /COPY/ type the equal sign, then click the cell where the sum resides (even if its in another table, or another sheet).
If you you do not want to try the click method, then you can type the reference as follows:
assume the cell where the sum resides is
Sheet 1
Table 1
cell A20
Then in the cell where you want the /COPY/ type:
"=Sheet 1 :: Table 1 :: A20" without the double quotes
All the best.
Wayne

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