Excel ADDRESS Function
Summary
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$1. ADDRESS can return an address in relative or absolute format, and can be used to construct a cell reference inside a formula.
Purpose
Create a cell address from a given row and column
Return value
A cell address in the current or given worksheet.
Syntax
=ADDRESS (row_num, col_num, [abs_num], [a1], [sheet])
Arguments
- row_num - The row number to use in the cell address.
- col_num - The column number to use in the cell address.
- abs_num - [optional] The address type (i.e. absolute, relative). Defaults to absolute.
- a1 - [optional] The reference style, A1 vs R1C1. Defaults to A1 style.
- sheet - [optional] The name of the worksheet to use. Defaults to current sheet.
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Usage notes
ADDRESS formula examples
The Excel ADDRESS function returns the address for a cell based on a given row and column number. For example, the ADDRESS function with 1 for both row and column like this:
=ADDRESS(1,1)
returns "$A$1" as text....
The ADDRESS function creates a reference based on a given a row and column number. In this case, we want to get the last row and the last column used by the named range data (B5:D14).
To get the last row used, we use...
The ADDRESS function creates a reference based on a given a row and column number. In this case, we want to get the first row and the first column used by the named range data (B5:D14).
To get the first row used, we...
The core of this formula is the ADDRESS function, which is used to return a cell address based on a given row and column. Unfortunately, the formula gets somewhat complicated because we need to use ADDRESS twice: once...
The first step is to construct an address that contains the column number. We do this with the ADDRESS function, by providing 1 for row number, a column number from B5, and 4 for the abs_num argument (to get a relative...
In the example shown, the formula in B11 is:
=COUNTIFS(OFFSET(B$5,0,0,ROW()-ROW(B$5)-1,1),"<>")
Working from the inside out, the work of setting up a variable range is done by the OFFSET function...
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