I assume by location you mean the cell address:

="C"&INDEX(ROW(C5:C7),MATCH(D5,C5:C7,0))

As for the precedence, the formula will *always* find the first instance. Do
you want *all* the locations listed?

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"pierre" wrote in message
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hi ...plz help

given :

C
5 tea
6 tree
7 oil

my search string is D5.... also i put my formula in E5 :
=MATCH(D5;$C$5:$C$7;0)
this mean that if i type the word "tree" in cell D5...the result will be
=2
which means the second criteria
NOW MY GOAL IS TO FIND A FORMULA WIHICH INDICATES ME THE LOCATION OF
THE WORD "TREE".....PLZ HELP


PS: IF THE GIVEN WOULD BE :

C
5 tea
6 tree
7 tree

HOW TO DEAL HERE WITH THE PRECEDENT PROCEDURE AND WHAT FORMULAS TO USE ???