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How to use Excel COLUMN Function

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This Excel tutorial explains how to use the COLUMN function with syntax and examples.

Excel COLUMN function Description

The Microsoft Excel COLUMN function returns the column number of a cell reference.

The COLUMN function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a Lookup/Reference Function. It can be used as a worksheet function in Excel. As a worksheet function, the COLUMN function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.

Worked Example:   Max of every nth column in Excel

Explanation: The Excel COLUMN function returns the column number for a reference. For example, COLUMN(C5) returns 3, since C is the third column in the spreadsheet. When no reference is provided, COLUMN returns the column number of the cell which contains the formula.

Worked Example:   How to get relative column numbers in a range in Excel

Syntax

The syntax for the COLUMN function in Microsoft Excel is:

COLUMN( [reference] )

Returns

The COLUMN function returns a numeric value.

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