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    tracking cell to show value of a changing cell location

    I can't figure out how to make a cell show the last value in a column, when the column gets longer.

    If I have a column of arbitrary values in A, and I append more values, how can I make cell D1 always show what the bottom value of column A is ?

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    Re: tracking cell to show value of a changing cell location

    The bottom value is Text:

    =LOOKUP(REPT("z",255),A:A)

    The bottom value is Number:

    =LOOKUP(10^37,A:A)

    Both:

    =LOOKUP(2,1/(A1:A65536<>""),A1:A65536)

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    Re: tracking cell to show value of a changing cell location

    This should work too...
    =INDEX($B$1:$H$1,MATCH(0,B2:H2,-1))
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    Re: tracking cell to show value of a changing cell location

    Phuocam -

    Man that worked like a champ. thanks.
    Since you posted this solution, I have been reading about lookups, and what you did seems to be beyond the 'lookups for beginners'.

    If you have time, I have a question :

    for Value you use 10^37. That means 10 to the 37th power. that is a big number. Is that some trick that excel uses to select the bottom number in the column ?

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    Re: tracking cell to show value of a changing cell location

    How do I mark this SOLVED ?

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    Re: tracking cell to show value of a changing cell location

    See my food note (2)

    I will do it for you - this time

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