Other Formulas

Convert column letter to column numberOther - Other
Convert column number to column letterOther - Other
Find the cell address of the largest numberOther - Other
Find the position of the active worksheet in the workbookOther - Other
Find the row of the largest numberOther - Other
Multiply numbers and sumSumming - Other
Return a list of non blank itemsOther - Other
Return a list of unique valuesOther - Other
Return a list of unique values ignoring blanksOther - Other
Return an array of worksheet namesOther - Other
Return the non blank items in a listOther - Other
Return the workbook name from a full pathOther - Other
Sort into a random orderOther - Other
Sort using a custom listOther - Other
Sort using one columnOther - Other
Sort using two columnsOther - Other
Convert column letter to column number
Other - Other
Convert column number to column letter
Other - Other
Find the cell address of the largest number
Other - Other
Find the position of the active worksheet in the workbook
Other - Other
Find the row of the largest number
Other - Other
Multiply numbers and sum
Summing - Other
Return a list of non blank items
Other - Other
Return a list of unique values
Other - Other
Return a list of unique values ignoring blanks
Other - Other
Return an array of worksheet names
Other - Other
Return the non blank items in a list
Other - Other
Return the workbook name from a full path
Other - Other
Sort into a random order
Other - Other
Sort using a custom list
Other - Other
Sort using one column
Other - Other
Sort using two columns
Other - Other

Convert column letter to column number

You can convert the column letter into its corresponding column number

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1=COLUMN(INDIRECT("A"&"1")) = 1
2=COLUMN(INDIRECT("B"&"1")) = 2
3=COLUMN(INDIRECT("C"&"1")) = 3
4=COLUMN(INDIRECT("Z"&"1")) = 26
5=COLUMN(INDIRECT("AZ"&"1")) = 52
COLUMN
INDIRECT

Convert column number to column letter

You can convert the column number into its corresponding column letter.

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1=SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1, 1, 4), "1", "") = A
2=SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1, 2, 4), "1", "") = B
3=SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1, 3, 4), "1", "") = C
4=SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1, 26, 4), "1", "") = Z
5=SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1, 52, 4), "1", "") = AZ
ADDRESS
SUBSTITUTE

Find the cell address of the largest number

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1ADDRESS( MIN( IF(cellrange = MAX(cellrange), Row(cellrange),"")), COLUMN(cellrange) )
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Find the position of the active worksheet in the workbook

This formula returns the position of the active sheet in the workbook as an integer "=

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1GET.DOCUMENT(87)", "=GET.DOCUMENT(76)".
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Find the row of the largest number

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1MIN(IF(cellrange = MAX(cellrange),Row(cellrange),"") )
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Return an array of worksheet names

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1RIGHT(GET>WORKBOOK(1),LEN(GET.WORKBOOK(1))-FIND("1",GETWORKBOOK(1)))).
This formula returns an array of worksheet names in the active workbook

Return the non blank items in a list

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1Columns=3
2Width=60
3one
4two
5 
6three
7four
You can display a list of all the non blank items in a single column by using an array formula.
This single cell formula can be entered in the first cell and then dragged down.
If you are not using Microsoft 365 this formula must be entered with (Ctrl + Shift + Enter).
If you are using Microsoft 365 this formula can be entered without Ctrl + Shift + Enter, thanks to Dynamic Array Formulas.
Cells "A1:A5" displays our list, which includes some blank cells.
Cells "B1:B4" displays our list without the blanks.
Enter the formula into cell "B1" and press Enter.
Drag this cell (and its formula) down to cells B2, B3 and B4.
IF
IFERROR
INDEX
ISBLANK
NOT
ROW
SMALL
There are several Different Array Formulas that could be used.
NONBLANKVALUES - Returns an array of all the non blank items in a range.

Return the workbook name from a full path

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1Book1.xls
2C:\Temp\BetterSolutions.xls
3C:\Temp\SubFolder\Another Folder\Workbook_Name.xls
4=MID(A1,FIND("#",SUBSTITUTE("\"&A1,"\","#",LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"\",""))+1)),LEN(A1))="Book1.xls"
5=MID(A2,FIND("#",SUBSTITUTE("\"&A2,"\","#",LEN(A2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2,"\",""))+1)),LEN(A2))="BetterSolutions.xls"
6=MID(A3,FIND("#",SUBSTITUTE("\"&A3,"\","#",LEN(A3)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A3,"\",""))+1)),LEN(A3))="Workbook_Name.xls"
MID
FIND
SUBSTITUTE
LEN

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