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How to use Excel ADDRESS Function

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

Excel ADDRESS function Description

The Microsoft Excel ADDRESS function returns a text representation of a cell address.

The ADDRESS 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 ADDRESS function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.

Worked Example:   Excel MAX, MATCH and ADDRESS function illustration

Explanation:  The Excel ADDRESS function returns the address for a cell based on a given row and column number. For example, =ADDRESS(1,1) returns $A$1. ADDRESS can return an address in relative or absolute format, and can be used to construct a cell reference inside a formula.

ADDRESS(1,1) returns $A$1
ADDRESS(1,1,4) returns A1

Syntax

The syntax for the ADDRESS function in Microsoft Excel is:

ADDRESS( row, column, [ref_type], [ref_style], [sheet_name] )

Returns

The ADDRESS function returns a string/text value.

Worked Example:   Get address of lookup result in Excel

Example

Let’s look at some Excel ADDRESS function examples and explore how to use the ADDRESS function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

=ADDRESS(4, 5)
Result: "$E$4"

=ADDRESS(4, 5, 1)
Result: "$E$4"

=ADDRESS(4, 5, 2)
Result: "E$4"

=ADDRESS(4, 5, 3)
Result: "$E4"

=ADDRESS(4, 5, 4)
Result: "E4"

=ADDRESS(4, 5, 1, TRUE)
Result: "$E$4"

=ADDRESS(4, 5, 1, FALSE)
Result: "R4C5"

=ADDRESS(4, 5, 1, TRUE, "Sheet1")
Result: "Sheet1!$E$4"

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