» Retrieving the Value of the First Nonblank Cell in a List
CATEGORY - Excel Formula and Function
VERSION - All Microsoft Excel Versions
Retrieving the value of the first non-blank cell in Range1(A2:A7).
Solution:
Use the INDEX and MATCH functions as shown in the following Array formula:
{=INDEX(A2:A7,MATCH(TRUE,A2:A7<>"""",0))}
Example:
Range1
X
Y
Z
Result X
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thank you for providing a screenshot
roomi
Thank you very much for providing a screen shot. It helped me understand very promptly exactly what is the use of this formula and how does it actually works.
thanks again.
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Is it possible to retrieve the value of the LAST Nonblank cell in a list?
