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Feature

Lookup & Reference

=MATCH()

Syntax

Lookup & Reference

=INDEX()

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Syntax

Category

Lookup & Reference lookup-reference

Popularity

80 / 100

95 / 100

Views

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◉ 48 views

Output

Number

Mixed

Version

All versions

Volatile

Dynamic Array

Description

How to use the MATCH function in Excel to search for a specified item in a range of cells, returning the relative position of that item in the range.

Returns the value of an element in a table or an array, selected by the row and column number indexes. Use the array form if the first argument to INDEX is an array constant. Returns the reference of the cell at the intersection of a particular row and column. If the reference is made up of non-adjacent selections, you can pick the selection to look in.

Syntax

=MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array, [match_type])

=INDEX(array, row_num, [column_num])

Arguments

3 Arguments

lookup_value lookup_array match_type (Optional)

5 Arguments

array row_num column_num reference area_num (Optional)

Examples

Tips

★ Recommendation — Winner: =INDEX()

=INDEX() is recommended based on higher popularity, newer version and Dynamic Array support.

Winner: =INDEX()