Returns the column number of a specified cell, with `A=1`.
Sample Usage
COLUMN(A9)
Syntax
COLUMN([cell_reference])
-
cell_reference
- [ OPTIONAL - By default, the cell containing the formula ] - The cell whose column number will be returned. ColumnA
corresponds to1
.- if
cell_reference
is a range more than one cell wide and the formula is not used as an array formula, the position of the first column incell_reference
is returned.
- if
See Also
ROWS
: Returns the number of rows in a specified array or range.
ROW
: Returns the row number of a specified cell.
COLUMNS
: Returns the number of columns in a specified array or range.
Examples
Returns the column number of a cell reference.