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Related Function : ROW Function

The Excel COLUMN function returns the number of the current column in the Excel spreadsheet.

The function takes no arguments, and therefore, the format of the function is simply :

Example

The following spreadsheets show several calls to the Column function. The spreadsheet on the left shows the format of the function and the spreadsheet on the right shows the results :

Example 2

The Excel COLUMN function is used in a practical example in the Excel Variable Chart page of this website.