How to use the COLUMN function
The COLUMN function returns the column number of the top left cell of a cell reference. If the argument is not entered the column number of the cell the formula is entered in is returned, see cell B6 in picture above.
Excel Function Syntax
=COLUMN(reference)
Arguments
| reference | Optional. The cell reference for which you want to extract the column number from. |
Comments
The COLUMN function allows you to also return an array of column numbers if you enter the formula as an array formula and use a cell range containing multiple columns.
You can not use multiple cell references in the COLUMN function.
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