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Default cell address for first value to appear in a range

Let me try to make this more concrete.

Given the range H5:S5, how do I return the cell address of the first
cell in that range to contain a value?

Here's an example of the data:

H5 | I5 | J5 | K5 | L5 | M5 | N5 | O5 | P5 | Q5 | R5 | S5
1 3 5 6 3

I want to get Excel to return the address K5, as that is the first
cell, from left to right, in the range H5:S5, that has data in it.

Hopefully this is more clear.

Thanks,

Dave


On Mar 19, 1:27*pm, Dave F wrote:
I don't think you understand my question. *The first cell in that
range that has a value in it is K5. *I want to know how to return that
address.

On Mar 19, 1:14*pm, JP wrote:



Sorry, if you know the range, don't you already know the first cell
address?


Or do I not understand what you need.


Does this work?


=ADDRESS(ROW(H5),COLUMN(INDEX(H5:S5,1,1)))


or


=ADDRESS(ROW(H5),COLUMN(H5))


HTH,
JP


On Mar 19, 1:02*pm, Dave F wrote:


Given the range H5:S5, how can I have Excel return the cell address of
the first value that appears in that range.


=MATCH(1,--(H5:S50),0) entered as an array formula returns 4; this
value is in cell K5. *How can I get that cell address returned?


Thanks.


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