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Related Topics
For related functions and additional information, see:
“Listing of Reference Functions” on page 206
“Value Types” on page 36
“The Elements of Formulas” on page 15
“Using the Keyboard and Mouse to Create and Edit Formulas” on page 26
“Pasting from Examples in Help” on page 41
COLUMN
The COLUMN function returns the column number of the column containing a
specified cell.
COLUMN(cell)
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cell: An optional reference to a single table cell. cell is a reference value to a single
cell that can contain any value, or be empty. If cell is omitted, as in =COLUMN(), the
function returns the column number of the cell that contains the formula.
Examples
=COLUMN(B7) returns 2, the absolute column number of column B.
=COLUMN() returns the column number of the cell that contains the function.
Related Topics
For related functions and additional information, see:
“Listing of Reference Functions” on page 206
“Value Types” on page 36
“The Elements of Formulas” on page 15
“Using the Keyboard and Mouse to Create and Edit Formulas” on page 26
“Pasting from Examples in Help” on page 41
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Reference Functions