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I'm wanting to display the value in column A that corresponds with the first
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Use the Array formula below. Don't type the curly brakckets but type
Shift-Cntl-Enter t make the formula an Arrray formula.


{=INDEX(A1:A100,MATCH(1,--(B1:B100=""),0))}

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I'm wanting to display the value in column A that corresponds with the first
blank cell in column B - what formula do I need to use?

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Thankyou for you help, however I'm recieving an #NUM! error - what could be
making that happen?

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Use the Array formula below. Don't type the curly brakckets but type
Shift-Cntl-Enter t make the formula an Arrray formula.


{=INDEX(A1:A100,MATCH(1,--(B1:B100=""),0))}

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I'm wanting to display the value in column A that corresponds with the first
blank cell in column B - what formula do I need to use?

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Thanks, I got it to work!! I was doing the whole column instead of a range.

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Use the Array formula below. Don't type the curly brakckets but type
Shift-Cntl-Enter t make the formula an Arrray formula.


{=INDEX(A1:A100,MATCH(1,--(B1:B100=""),0))}

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I'm wanting to display the value in column A that corresponds with the first
blank cell in column B - what formula do I need to use?

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Do you need your other posting answered or is this part of that solution?

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Thanks, I got it to work!! I was doing the whole column instead of a range.

"Joel" wrote:

Use the Array formula below. Don't type the curly brakckets but type
Shift-Cntl-Enter t make the formula an Arrray formula.


{=INDEX(A1:A100,MATCH(1,--(B1:B100=""),0))}

"KimC" wrote:

I'm wanting to display the value in column A that corresponds with the first
blank cell in column B - what formula do I need to use?



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I do need the other one answered as well that one is seperate to this one.

Thanks for you help


"Joel" wrote:

Do you need your other posting answered or is this part of that solution?

"KimC" wrote:

Thanks, I got it to work!! I was doing the whole column instead of a range.

"Joel" wrote:

Use the Array formula below. Don't type the curly brakckets but type
Shift-Cntl-Enter t make the formula an Arrray formula.


{=INDEX(A1:A100,MATCH(1,--(B1:B100=""),0))}

"KimC" wrote:

I'm wanting to display the value in column A that corresponds with the first
blank cell in column B - what formula do I need to use?

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