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    Bring the cell, not the value of the cell

    Hi. I have 5 cells with text. For example,

    Column A
    blue
    white
    yellow
    red
    black

    I also have a cell that will be one of the 5 colours. For example, B1=blue. I would like a formula that if B1=blue bring me the cell which contains the blue. So if I put the formula in C1, C1 will be A1, not blue.

    Hope you understand what I'm trying to do because my native language is not english!
    Thanks for any help!

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    Re: Bring the cell, not the value of the cell

    c1=ADRES(match(B1,$A$1:$A$5,0),1)
    Notice my main language is not English.

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    Re: Bring the cell, not the value of the cell

    Thank you for your answer! If you mean =ADDRESS(MATCH(B1,$A$1:$A$5,0),1) this returns $A$1. But if I move the cells to A8:A12 and B1 to B8, the formula =ADDRESS(MATCH(B8,$A$8:$A$12,0),1) returns again $A$1.

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    Re: Bring the cell, not the value of the cell

    your right it needs to be adress

    show the excel file, without confidential information.
    Please also add manualy the expected result in your file.

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    Re: Bring the cell, not the value of the cell

    Try this ...
    ="A"&MATCH(B1,A:A,0)

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    Re: Bring the cell, not the value of the cell

    Hi again. I attached my file. At R55 I would like to get I54 because I54 is the same with A14.
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    Re: Bring the cell, not the value of the cell

    Hello
    If you want to look across row 54 and find the address of the A14 value:

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    These are absolute references but they could be made relative.

    Hope this helps.
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    Re: Bring the cell, not the value of the cell

    Thank you DBY! This was what I wanted!

    Thank you oeldere and Phuocam for your effort!

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    Re: Bring the cell, not the value of the cell

    Glad we could help. Thank you for the Rep mark.

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