{"id":9949,"date":"2019-01-15T12:38:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T11:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=9949"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:04:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:04:06","slug":"address-formula-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/address-formula-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"ADDRESS Formula in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What does it do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Creates a cell reference based on the row and column numbers<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Formula breakdown:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=ADDRESS(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">row_num<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">column_num<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">[abs_num],<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"> [a1],<\/span> <span style=\"color: #808080;\">[sheet_text]<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What it means:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=ADDRESS(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">row number<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">column number<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">[absolute or relative],<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"> [reference style],<\/span> <span style=\"color: #808080;\">[name of the worksheet]<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Did you know that you can dynamically create cell references in Excel? Yes you can with the\u00a0<strong>ADDRESS Formula<\/strong>! This is one of the <strong>Lookup <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/top-excel-formulas-function-examples-to-get-better-at-microsoft-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Formulas\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Formulas<\/a><\/strong> in Excel.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/category\/formulas\/lookup\/address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ADDRESS Formula<\/a><\/strong> takes in these information to create the cell reference:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>row number<\/li>\n<li>column number<\/li>\n<li>abs_num &#8211; this is reflected if your cell reference is absolute or relative. It has 4 possibilities:\n<ul>\n<li>1 &#8211; Absolute<\/li>\n<li>2 &#8211; Absolute row, Relative column<\/li>\n<li>3 &#8211; Relative row, Absolute column<\/li>\n<li>4 &#8211; Relative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>a1 &#8211; this determines if it&#8217;s R1C1 or A1 style. For our examples we will not use this, and it will default to A1 Style\n<ul>\n<li>0 &#8211; R1C1 Style<\/li>\n<li>1 &#8211; A1 Style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>sheet_text &#8211; this will add the sheet name to your cell reference if populated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I explain how you can do this below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W1xq5yQ9FjM?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignmiddle wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">ADDRESS-FORMULA.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> We need to <strong>enter the <i>ADDRESS\u00a0<\/i>function in a blank cell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">=ADDRESS(<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ADDRESS Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-01.jpg\" alt=\"ADDRESS Formula in Excel\" width=\"851\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-01.jpg 851w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-01-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-01-768x192.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The <b>ADDRESS\u00a0<\/b>arguments:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_57_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"scroll-to-download\">Free Practice Workbook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/address-formula-in-excel\/#row_num\" title=\"row_num\">row_num<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/address-formula-in-excel\/#column_num\" title=\"column_num\">column_num<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/address-formula-in-excel\/#abs_num\" title=\"abs_num\">abs_num<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"row_num\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>row_num<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is the row number?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the cell containing the row number:<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">=ADDRESS(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">C9,<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ADDRESS Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-02.jpg\" alt=\"ADDRESS Formula in Excel\" width=\"852\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-02.jpg 852w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-02-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-02-768x185.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"column_num\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>column_num<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is the column number?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the cell containing the column number:<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">=ADDRESS(C9,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">D9,<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ADDRESS Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-03.jpg\" alt=\"ADDRESS Formula in Excel\" width=\"855\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-03.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-03-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-03-768x181.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"abs_num\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>abs_num<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Would it be an absolute or relative cell reference?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the cell containing the abs_num input. There are 4 modes, so we have included in all of the examples so that you can see it in action.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">=ADDRESS(C9, D9,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">E9)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ADDRESS Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-04.jpg\" alt=\"ADDRESS Formula in Excel\" width=\"667\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-04.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-04-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apply the same formula to the rest of the cells by dragging the lower right corner downwards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ADDRESS Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-05.jpg\" alt=\"ADDRESS Formula in Excel\" width=\"637\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-05.jpg 637w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-05-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You have all of your cell references generated now! Notice the differences in the 4 modes as well represented by the $A$1 cell references:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ADDRESS Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-06.jpg\" alt=\"ADDRESS Formula in Excel\" width=\"638\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-06.jpg 638w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ADDRESS-FORMULA-06-300x114.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How to Use the ADDRESS Formula in Excel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ebooks.myexcelonline.com\/products\/101-most-popular-excel-formulas-e-book\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; What does it do? Creates a cell reference based on the row and column numbers Formula breakdown: =ADDRESS(row_num, column_num, [abs_num], [a1], [sheet_text]) What it means: =ADDRESS(row number, column number, [absolute or relative], [reference style], [name of the worksheet]) Did you know that you can dynamically create cell references in Excel? Yes you can with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"ADDRESS Formula in Excel","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[11,491,3],"tags":[492,142,79],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}