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    Find Text in Excel

    How can i locate the text in excel by formula ?

    For instance:

    A1 = FUN

    B1 = FOR

    C1 = FAR

    D1 = CAR

    E1 = JAR


    I wanna find out where the text "Car" is found (returned by formula). Even column name is enough?
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    Re: Find Text in Excel

    Use

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    Re: Find Text in Excel

    it just returns numeric value which is column number. I need alphabetic letter ?
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    Re: Find Text in Excel

    I really appreciate your speedy efforts. I need last answer.


    char.jpg

    I need to get column letter where "Grand Total" is located. But +64 or other versions dont supply it correctly ?

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    Re: Find Text in Excel

    Maybe

    =MID(ADDRESS(2,MATCH("xxx",A1:ZZ1,0)),2,LEN(ADDRESS(2,MATCH("xxx",A1:ZZ1,0)))-3)
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    Re: Find Text in Excel

    This feels suspiciously like an XY problem (http://xyproblem.info/) what are you actually trying to do?

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    Re: Find Text in Excel

    if Grand Total is last column this will return last column of no matter what:

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    In your case result is: $CD$1

    Change 1 to get other row

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    Re: Find Text in Excel

    This worked flawlessly

    char.jpg

    Thanks to Special-K

    zbor i m also trying your formula

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