Purpose
Get the column number of a reference.
Return value
A number representing the column.
Syntax
=COLUMN ([reference])
Arguments
- reference – [optional] A reference to a cell or range of cells.
Usage notes
Use reference to get column number of a reference.
- Reference can be a single cell address or a range of cells.
- Reference is optional and will default to the cell in which the COLUMN function exists.
- Reference cannot include multiple references or addresses.