COLUMN()
by Helmut Reinke Egbert Jeschke Sara Unverhau, Eckehard Pfeifer, Bodo Fienitz, and
Microsoft® Excel® 2010 Formulas & Functions Inside Out
- Microsoft® Excel® 2010 Formulas & Functions Inside Out
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- Introduction
- 1. Solving Problems with Functions
- Introducing the New Functions in Excel 2010
- Scenario and Goals
- The New Way to Work with Data, Formulas, and Functions
- Entering Test Data Fast
- Converting Formula Results into Fixed Values
- Formatting Numeric Values
- Calculating Profit Margin
- Formatting Data as a Table
- Calculating Profit Margin as a Percentage
- Applying Conditional Formatting
- Creating Meaningful Charts
- Working with PivotTables
- Using PivotCharts: Graphical Pivot
- 2. Using Functions and PowerPivot
- Using Date and Time Functions
- The Excel Date System
- Date and Time Number Formats
- Leap Years
- Analysis Functions
- Date and Time Functions in Practice
- Calculating the Start and End of Daylight Saving Time
- Identifying What Day of the Year Today Is
- Calculating with Time
- Calculating Working Hours
- Calculating Beyond the Date Limit
- Adding Time Intervals
- Calculating the Salary for Working Hours
- Rounding Time Values
- Identifying the Quarter
- Converting Normal Hours into Decimal Hours (Industrial Hours)
- Using Text and Data Functions
- Separating Text Strings Such as ZIP Code and Location
- Separating First and Last Names
- Switching the First and Last Names
- Resolving the IBAN
- Calculating the Frequency of a Character in a String
- Removing All Spaces
- Correcting the Position of Signs
- Displaying the File and Worksheet Name
- Concatenating the Content of Cells
- Breaking Lines in Concatenated Text
- Visualizing Data
- Using Logical Functions
- Using Search and Reference Functions
- Using Information Functions
- Using Statistical Functions
- Using Database Functions
- Using Cube Functions
- Using Financial Math Functions
- Using Math and Trigonometry Functions
- PowerPivot
- 3. From Numbers to Formulas
- Entering Formulas
- Operators
- References in Formulas
- Array Formulas
- Tips and Tricks
- Turning the Formula View On and Off
- Entering Formulas in Several Cells
- Entering Formulas in Several Worksheets
- Selecting Formula Cells
- Determining Which Cells Are Referenced in a Formula
- Copying and Moving Formulas
- Moving Formula Cells
- Copying Formula Cells
- Converting Formula Results into Fixed Values
- Converting Existing Values
- Protecting Formulas
- Hiding Formulas
- Specifying the Formula Calculation Type
- Analyzing Formulas
- Troubleshooting: Example 1
- Troubleshooting: Example 2
- 4. Formulas and Functions
- 5. Functions in Special Operations
- Functions in Names
- Functions for Conditional Formatting
- Highlighting Weekends in Color
- Using the MATCH() Function
- Highlighting Identical Values
- Finding the Differences Between Tables on Different Worksheets
- List Print Layout
- Emphasizing the Top Three Elements
- Highlighting Cells Containing Spaces
- Navigating in Tables with Reference Lines
- Formatting Data Groups
- Formatting Subtotal Results
- Tips for Conditional Formatting in Excel 2003
- Tips and Troubleshooting for Conditional Formatting
- Functions for Validation
- 6. Custom Functions
- 7. Date and Time Functions
- 8. Text and Data Functions
- 9. Logical Functions
- 10. Lookup and Reference Functions
- 11. Information Functions
- 12. Statistical Functions
- AVEDEV()
- AVERAGE()
- AVERAGEA()
- AVERAGEIF()
- AVERAGEIFS()
- BETA.DIST()/BETADIST()
- BETA.INV()/BETAINV()
- BINOM.DIST()/BINOMDIST()
- BINOM.INV()/CRITBINOM()
- CHISQ.DIST()
- CHISQ.DIST.RT()/CHIDIST()
- CHISQ.INV()
- CHISQ.INV.RT()/CHIINV()
- CHISQ.TEST()/CHITEST()
- CONFIDENCE.NORM()/CONFIDENCE()
- CONFIDENCE.T()
- CORREL()
- COUNT()
- COUNTA()
- COUNTBLANK()
- COUNTIF()
- COUNTIFS()
- COVAR()
- COVARIANCE.P()
- COVARIANCE.S()
- DEVSQ()
- EXPON.DIST()/EXPONDIST()
- F.DIST()
- F.DIST.RT()/FDIST()
- F.INV()
- F.INV.RT()/FINV()
- F.TEST()/FTEST()
- FISHER()
- FISHERINV()
- FORECAST()
- FREQUENCY()
- GAMMA.DIST()/GAMMADIST()
- GAMMA.INV()/GAMMAINV()
- GAMMALN()
- GAMMALN.PRECISE()
- GEOMEAN()
- GROWTH()
- HARMEAN()
- HYPGEOM.DIST()/HYPGEOMDIST()
- INTERCEPT()
- KURT()
- LARGE()
- LINEST()
- LOGEST()
- LOGNORM.DIST()/LOGNORMDIST()
- LOGNORM.INV()/LOGINV()
- MAX()
- MAXA()
- MEDIAN()
- MIN()
- MINA()
- MODE.SNGL()/MODE()
- MODE.MULT()
- NEGBINOM.DIST()/NEGBINOMDIST()
- NORM.DIST()/NORMDIST()
- NORM.INV()/NORMINV()
- NORM.S.DIST()/NORMSDIST()
- NORM.S.INV()/NORMSINV()
- PEARSON()
- PERCENTILE()
- PERCENTILE.EXC()
- PERCENTILE.INC()
- PERCENTRANK()
- PERCENTRANK.EXC()
- PERCENTRANK.INC()
- PERMUT()
- POISSON.DIST()/POISSON()
- PROB()
- QUARTILE()
- QUARTILE.EXC()
- QUARTILE.INC()
- RANK()
- RANK.AVG()
- RANK.EQ()
- RSQ()
- SKEW()
- SLOPE()
- SMALL()
- STANDARDIZE()
- STDEV.P()/STDEVP()
- STDEV.S()/STDEV()
- STDEVA()
- STDEVPA()
- STEYX()
- T.DIST()
- T.DIST.RT()
- T.DIST.2T()/TDIST()
- T.INV()
- T.INV.2T()/TINV()
- T.TEST()/TTEST()
- TREND()
- TRIMMEAN()
- VAR.P()/VARP()
- VAR.S()/VAR()
- VARA()
- VARPA()
- WEIBULL.DIST()/WEIBULL()
- Z.TEST()/ZTEST()
- 13. Database Functions
- 14. Cube Functions
- 15. Financial Functions
- ACCRINT()
- ACCRINTM()
- AMORDEGRC()
- AMORLINC()
- COUPDAYBS()
- COUPDAYS()
- COUPDAYSNC()
- COUPNCD()
- COUPNUM()
- COUPPCD()
- CUMIPMT()
- CUMPRINC()
- DB()
- DDB()
- DISC()
- DOLLARDE()
- DOLLARFR()
- DURATION()
- EFFECT()
- FV()
- FVSCHEDULE()
- INTRATE()
- IPMT()
- IRR()
- ISPMT()
- MDURATION()
- MIRR()
- NOMINAL()
- NPER()
- NPV()
- ODDFPRICE()
- ODDFYIELD()
- ODDLPRICE()
- ODDLYIELD()
- PMT()
- PPMT()
- PRICE()
- PRICEDISC()
- PRICEMAT()
- PV()
- RATE()
- RECEIVED()
- SLN()
- SYD()
- TBILLEQ()
- TBILLPRICE()
- TBILLYIELD()
- VDB()
- XIRR()
- XNPV()
- YIELD()
- YIELDDISC()
- YIELDMAT()
- 16. Mathematical and Trigonometry Functions
- Functions for Mathematical Calculations
- Functions for Trigonometry Calculations
- Other Functions
- ABS()
- ACOS()
- ACOSH()
- AGGREGATE()
- ASIN()
- ASINH()
- ATAN()
- ATAN2()
- ATANH()
- CEILING()
- CEILING.PRECISE()
- COMBIN()
- COS()
- COSH()
- DEGREES()
- EVEN()
- EXP()
- FACT()
- FACTDOUBLE()
- FLOOR()
- FLOOR.PRECISE()
- GCD()
- INT()
- LCM()
- LN()
- LOG()
- LOG10()
- MDETERM()
- MINVERSE()
- MMULT()
- MOD()
- MROUND()
- MULTINOMIAL()
- ODD()
- PI()
- POWER()
- PRODUCT()
- QUOTIENT()
- RADIANS()
- RAND()
- RANDBETWEEN()
- ROMAN()
- ROUND()
- ROUNDDOWN()
- ROUNDUP()
- SERIESSUM()
- SIGN()
- SIN()
- SINH()
- SQRT()
- SQRTPI()
- SUBTOTAL()
- SUM()
- SUMIF()
- SUMIFS()
- SUMPRODUCT()
- SUMSQ()
- SUMX2MY2()
- SUMX2PY2()
- SUMXMY2()
- TAN()
- TANH()
- TRUNC()
- 17. Engineering Functions
- A. Excel Functions (in Alphabetical Order)
- B. Excel Functions (by Category)
- C. What’s New in Excel 2007 and Excel 2010
- D. About the Authors
- Index
- About the Authors
- Copyright
Syntax. COLUMN(reference)
Definition. This function returns the column number of a reference.
Arguments
reference (optional). Must evaluate to a cell reference or cell range
Background. If you omit the reference argument, the function returns the column number corresponding to the cell containing the function.
If the reference is a cell range (which can also be specified with a name), you can use the function in array formulas. If the destination range includes fewer columns than the argument, the information that would be in the missing cells is truncated. If the destination range is greater than range of the argument, the excess cells display the #N/A error.
Example. Assume that you want to add up the numbers in a row with even (or odd) column numbers.
Note
You cannot use the ISEVEN() or ISODD() functions, because these functions don’t accept references to multiple cells (they will give you a #VALUE! error).
A number is even if the formula
(2*INT(A1/2)-A1)=0
returns the logical value TRUE. In the case of
((2*INT(A1/2)-A1)<>0)=TRUE
the number is odd. If cells B21 through E21 contain numbers, the array formula
{=SUM((INT(COLUMN(B21:E21)/2)*2-COLUMN(B21:E21)=0)*B21:E21)}returns the sum of all columns with even column numbers. The formula
{=SUM((INT(COLUMN(B21:E21)/2)*2-COLUMN(B21:E21)<>0)*B21:E21)}returns all columns with odd column numbers. This works because TRUE is interpreted as 1 and FALSE as zero.
Sample Files
Use the Column-Row worksheet in the References.xls or References.xlsx sample file. The sample files are found in the Chapter10 folder. For more information about the sample files, see the section titled Using the Sample Files.
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