How do I create a function to search a range for a number and...

then return the value of the cell next to that number to a given cell?

With limited information, here is an example you can adjust:
Put some text in A1 to F1
Put some numbers in A2 to F2

Then in a cell somewhere put:
=INDEX($A$1:$F$1,MATCH(LARGE(A2:F2,2),A2:F2,))

This will look for the second largest number from row 2 and return the
adjacent text from row 1.

HTH
GerryK

"NECCExcel" wrote:

> then return the value of the cell next to that number to a given cell?

You can use the VLOOKUP function to do this. See help for more
details.


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com






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> given cell?