COLUMN function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

COLUMN

Returns the column number, given a cell reference. Starts with 1 for Column A.

 

Syntax

 

COLUMN(cell_ref)
cell_ref: The cell reference whose column number you want to obtain. If omitted, it returns the column number of the cell containing the formula. E.g. E4

 

Remarks

  • The cell_ref cannot have multiple cell ranges or a range that stretches along multiple columns.


Examples

  

Formula

Result

=COLUMN()

1

=COLUMN(E4)

5

=COLUMN(Sales_data)

11


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

 

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