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If I have monthly data, from left to right in columns, and I need to extraxt
the LATEST months data to a particular cell (I.e. current you only have May
2009 data followed by 7 columns with nothing in it - which formula should I
use.
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Hi,

This returns the value frim the last filled cell in the range A1 - L1

=LOOKUP(2,1/(A1:L1<""),A1:L1)

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If I have monthly data, from left to right in columns, and I need to extraxt
the LATEST months data to a particular cell (I.e. current you only have May
2009 data followed by 7 columns with nothing in it - which formula should I
use.

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Hi,

I would use the HLOOKUP formula.

Type the month you need in A1

=HLOOKUP(A1;select the series;type the number of the row you want)

To search the info type the month (or something else) in the A1.

Good luck

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n Jun 15, 10:15*am, Piet wrote:
If I have monthly data, from left to right in columns, and I need to extraxt
the LATEST months data to a particular cell (I.e. current you only have May
2009 data followed by 7 columns with nothing in it - which formula should I
use.


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