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=ROW()
Returns the row number of a reference.
=ROW([reference])
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=COLUMN()
Syntax: COLUMN([reference])
=COLUMN([reference])
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=ROWS()
Returns the number of rows in a reference or array.
=ROWS(array)
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=TYPE()
Returns the type of value. Use TYPE when the behavior of another function depends on the type of value in a particular cell.
=TYPE(value)
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=INFO()
Returns information about the current operating environment.
=INFO(type_text)
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=COLUMNS()
Returns the number of columns in an array or reference.
=COLUMNS(array)
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=INDIRECT()
Returns the reference specified by a text string. References are immediately evaluated to display their contents. Use INDIRECT when you want to change the reference to a cell within a formula without changing the formula itself.
=INDIRECT(ref_text, [a1])
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★ 20 · ◉ 28 · Excel 2013
=ISFORMULA()
Checks whether there is a reference to a cell that contains a formula, and returns TRUE or FALSE.
=ISFORMULA(reference)
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=HYPERLINK()
The HYPERLINK function creates a shortcut that jumps to another location in the current workbook, or opens a document stored on a network server, an intranet, or the Internet. When you click a cell that contains a HYPERLINK function, Excel jumps to the location listed, or opens the document you specified.
=HYPERLINK(link_location, [friendly_name])
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=HIDDEN()
Hidden function
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=ADDRESS()
You can use the ADDRESS function to obtain the address of a cell in a worksheet, given specified row and column numbers. For example, ADDRESS(2,3) returns $C$2. As another example, ADDRESS(77,300) returns $KN$77. You can use other functions, such as the ROW and COLUMN functions, to provide the row and column number arguments for the ADDRESS function.
=ADDRESS(row_num, column_num, [abs_num], [a1], [sheet_text])
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=CELL()
The CELL function returns information about the formatting, location, or contents of a cell. For example, if you want to verify that a cell contains a numeric value instead of text before you perform a calculation on it, you can use the following formula:
=CELL(info_type, [reference])
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★ 20 · ◉ 23 · Excel 2013
=SHEETS()
Returns the number of sheets in a reference.
=SHEETS(reference)
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★ 20 · ◉ 22 · Excel 2013
=SHEET()
The SHEET function returns the sheet number of the specified sheet or other reference.
=SHEET(value)
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=ISREF()
Checks whether a value is a valid reference to a cell or range or not
=ISREF(value)
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★ 25 · ◉ 17 · Excel 2013
=FORMULATEXT()
Returns a formula as a string.
=FORMULATEXT(reference)
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=AREAS()
Returns the number of areas in a reference. An area is a range of contiguous cells or a single cell.
=AREAS(reference)
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