Excel ROW Function

Introduction

The Excel ROW function returns the row number for a reference. For example, when no reference is provided ROW returns the row number of the cell which contains the formula.

As in the above picture, no reference is provided and close the bracket without providing any reference


It returns 2, because we apply the formula in cell C2


When we define the proper reference:


The result will be


As we have seen that we put the formula in C2 but we define the reference here A1 so it display the result 1 not 2

Purpose

Get the row number of a reference.

Return value

A number representing the row.

Syntax

=ROW ([reference])

Arguments

• reference - [optional] A reference to a cell or range of cells.

Notes:

·       Reference is optional and will default to the cell in which the ROW function exists.

·       Reference cannot include multiple references or addresses.

Summary…

The ROW function returns the row number for a cell or range. For example =ROW(B3) returns 3, since B3 is the third row in the spreadsheet but we apply formula in B2. When no reference is provided, ROW returns the row number of the cell which contains the formula. If you provide a range as a reference, ROW will return the number of the first row in the range.

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