In this article, we will learn how to Find the Address of first cell in range in Excel.
At Instance, we need to find the first cell address as value for the data table. For DATA table we have a range of value values as array which is given as input to the formula and hence the formula returns the first cell value.
For this article we will be needing the use the following functions:
Below are some information about the above stated functions we will use.
The ADDRESS function simply returns the address of a cell by using row number and column number.
Syntax:
Row_num: The Row number
Col_num: The Column number
[abs_num]: [Optional] number, possible inputs, 1, 2, 3, or 4. If omitted or 1, returned address will be absolute eg $A$1.
Now we will make a formula out of these functions. Here we will given a data table. We need to find the first cell address for the data table
Use the formula:
Variables:
table_array: data table given as array
Let's test this formula via running it on an example
Here we have a data table and we need to find the first cell address for the same data table using the formula.
Formula:
B2:D6 : table array
Explanation
Here the array to the function is given as cell_reference. Press Enter to get the result.
As you can see in the formula works fine as it returns the first cell value for the data table.
Alternate method using the CELL function:
CELL function is a built-in Excel Info function. Cell function in Excel stores all the data of a referenced cell and returns the info_type of the cell.
Formula:
Variables:
[array_reference] : table array given as reference.
As you can see from the above formula the you can get the first cell value as reference.
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