Excel Lookup & Reference Functions


Lookup & Reference Functions
Lookup & Reference
Function Names
Descriptions for Lookup & Reference Functions (Formulas)
     ADDRESS Returns the address of a cell in a worksheet, given specified row and column numbers.
     AREAS Returns the number of areas in a reference.  The reference can include a single cell, a range of contiguous cells, or a range of non-contiguous cells.
     CHOOSE Determines which value from a list of values is to be retrieved based on its position in the list
Column and Row Functions
     COLUMN Returns the column number of a reference
     COLUMNS Returns the number of columns in an array or reference
     ROW Returns the row number of a reference
     ROWS Returns the number of rows in a reference or array
     OFFSET The OFFSET function returns a value that is a specified number of rows and columns from a reference cell.
     TRANSPOSE Converts a Vertical Range to a Horizontal Range, and Vice Versa
Search Functions  
     INDEX Used to retrieve the value from a single row or the value from any two-dimensional range.  It doesn't use a lookup value it just retrieves the value from the specified location.
     LOOKUP Searches a single row or column for a value and then returns a value from the same position in another single row or column range.
     HLOOKUP Horizontal Lookup.   Uses a lookup value to search the top row of a table or array for a matching value then returns the value from the same column as the row you specify.
     VLOOKUP Vertical Lookup.  Searches a single row or column for a value and then returns a value from the same position in another single row or column range
     MATCH Searches for a specified value in a range and then returns the relative position of that item in the range. The range must be values within a single row or column.