Module 45: MATCH Function

45.1 MATCH Function You can use the MATCH function in Excel to search for a specific value in a range of cells. It will return the position of the value within the range, rather than the value itself. For example, if you use the range B1:B5 and it contains the numbers 17, 22, 21, 19 and 23 you can use the formula =MATCH(21,B1:B5,0) and the number 3 will be returned as 21 is the third item in that list. The formula is written as: =MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array, [match_type]) Look...

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