If your column headers are in B1:H1
=MATCH("list",$B$1:$H$1,0)

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VLOOKUP(lookup_value,table_array,col_index_num,ran ge_lookup)

Since my table is subject to constant change, I would like to know how to
create
a variable col_index_num which will look up the right column itself, eg
look for
the column heading which contains the word "list" & return its
col_index_num.
Thanks for your help.