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The INDEX function returns a value or the reference to a value from within a table or range. There are two ways to use the INDEX function: If you want to return the value of a specified cell or array of cells, see Array form. If you want to return a reference to specified cells, see Reference form.
The Excel INDEX function returns the value at a given location in a range or array. You can use INDEX to retrieve individual values, or entire rows and columns. The MATCH function is often used together with INDEX to provide row and column numbers.
Introduction to the INDEX Function in Excel. Objective: It returns a value or reference of the cell at the intersection of a particular row and column, in a given range. Syntax of the INDEX Function in Array Form: =INDEX (array, row_num, [column_num]) Arguments:
Essentially, an INDEX formula returns a cell reference from within a given array or range. In other words, you use INDEX when you know (or can calculate) the position of an element in a range and you want to get the actual value of that element.
The INDEX function is an array formula. It lookups up a value in a range as we specify its row and column. INDEX returns the value given at the intersection of the specified row and column.
You can use the INDEX function two different ways in Excel: Array Form and Reference Form. Array Form provides the value of a certain cell range, or array. Reference Form provides a reference to specific cells and is useful when working with nonadjacent cells. Let's look at how to use both.
The VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP functions, together with INDEX and MATCH, are some of the most useful functions in Excel. Note: The Lookup Wizard feature is no longer available in Excel. Here's an example of how to use VLOOKUP. =VLOOKUP (B2,C2:E7,3,TRUE) In this example, B2 is the first argument —an element of data that the function needs to work.