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Question: How do I identify rows that have a specific cell value in a excel 2007 table?

Answer:

search-for-a-text-string-in-an-excel-table

Excel 2007 array formula in B13:E15

=IFERROR(INDEX(Table1, SMALL(IF(Table1=$C$9, ROW(Table1)-MIN(ROW(Table1))+1, ""), ROW(Table1)-MIN(ROW(Table1))+1), COLUMN(Table1)-MIN(COLUMN(Table1))+1), "") + CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER

Named ranges
Table1 (B3:E6)
What is named ranges?

Download excel example file
search-for-a-string-in-excel-table.xlsx
(Excel 2007 Workbook *.xlsx)

Functions in this article:

INDEX(array,row_num,[column_num])
Returns a value or reference of the cell at the intersection of a particular row and column, in a given range

IF(logical_test;[value_if:true];[value_if_false])
Checks whether a condition is met, and returns one value if TRUE, and another value if FALSE

ROW(reference) returns the rownumber of a reference

COLUMN(reference) Returns the column number of a reference

IFERROR(value;value_if_error) Returns value_if_error if expression is an error and the value of the expression itself otherwise

MIN(number1,[number2])
Returns the smallest number in a set of values. Ignores logical values and text

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