Referencing cells in other documents?

Is there a way to have a cell reference the value of a cell in another Numbers document?

I do it by typing "=" then use the mouse to navigate to the correct sheet & cell. You could type it your self but you have to know how many spaces separate the Sheet Name, etc...
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    Is it possible to reference cells in a different document? This is very important for me and if it's not possible I'll have to go back and use Excel again.

    There is a workaround, although I agree that you might just be better off with Excel.
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    I am trying to find a way to link cells from multiple numbers documents, even if they are closed.
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