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< h1 > CELL Function< / h1 >
< p > The < b > CELL< / b > function is one of the information functions. It is used to return information about the formatting, location, or contents of a cell.< / p >
< p > The < b > CELL< / b > function syntax is:< / p >
< p style = "text-indent: 150px;" > < b > < em > CELL(info_type, [reference])< / em > < / b > < / p >
< p > where:< / p >
< p style = "text-indent: 50px;" > < b > < em > info_type< / em > < / b > is a text value that specifies which information about the cell you want to get. This is the required argument. The available values are listed in the table below.< / p >
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< p style = "text-indent: 50px;" > < b > < em > [reference]< / em > < / b > is a cell that you want to get information about. If it is omitted, the information is returned for the last changed cell. If the < em > reference< / em > argument is specified as a range of cells, the function returns the information for the upper-left cell of the range.< / p >
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< td > < b > Text value< / b > < / td >
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< td > < b > Type of information< / b > < / td >
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< td > "address"< / td >
< td > Returns the reference to the cell.< / td >
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< td > "col"< / td >
< td > Returns the column number where the cell is located.< / td >
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< td > "color"< / td >
< td > Returns 1 if the cell is formatted in color for negative values; otherwise returns 0.< / td >
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< td > "contents"< / td >
< td > Returns the value that the cell contains.< / td >
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< td > "filename"< / td >
< td > Returns the filename of the file that contains the cell.< / td >
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< td > "format"< / td >
< td > Returns a text value corresponding to the number format of the cell. The text values are listed in the table below.< / td >
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< td > "parentheses"< / td >
< td > Returns 1 if the cell is formatted with parentheses for positive or all values; otherwise returns 0.< / td >
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< td > "prefix"< / td >
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< td > Returns the single quotation mark (') if the text in the cell is left-aligned, the double quotation mark (") if the text is right-aligned, the caret (^) if the text is centered, <!-- the backslash (\) if the text is fill - aligned, --> and an empty text ("") if the cell contains anything else.< / td >
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< td > "protect"< / td >
< td > Returns 0 if the cell is not locked; returns 1 if the cell is locked.< / td >
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< td > "row"< / td >
< td > Returns the row number where the cell is located.< / td >
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< td > "type"< / td >
< td > Returns "b" for an empty cell, "l" for a text value, and "v" for any other value in the cell.< / td >
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< td > "width"< / td >
< td > Returns the width of the cell, rounded off to an integer.< / td >
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< p > Below you can see the text values which the function returns for the < em > "format"< / em > argument< / p >
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< td > < b > Number format< / b > < / td >
< td > < b > Returned text value< / b > < / td >
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< td > General< / td >
< td > G< / td >
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< td > 0< / td >
< td > F0< / td >
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< td > #,##0< / td >
< td > ,0< / td >
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< td > 0.00< / td >
< td > F2< / td >
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< td > #,##0.00< / td >
< td > ,2< / td >
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< td > $#,##0_);($#,##0)< / td >
< td > C0< / td >
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< td > $#,##0_);[Red]($#,##0)< / td >
< td > C0-< / td >
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< td > $#,##0.00_);($#,##0.00)< / td >
< td > C2< / td >
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< td > $#,##0.00_);[Red]($#,##0.00)< / td >
< td > C2-< / td >
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< td > 0%< / td >
< td > P0< / td >
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< td > 0.00%< / td >
< td > P2< / td >
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< td > 0.00E+00< / td >
< td > S2< / td >
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< td > # ?/? or # ??/??< / td >
< td > G< / td >
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< td > m/d/yy or m/d/yy h:mm or mm/dd/yy< / td >
< td > D4< / td >
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< td > d-mmm-yy or dd-mmm-yy< / td >
< td > D1< / td >
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< td > d-mmm or dd-mmm< / td >
< td > D2< / td >
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< td > mmm-yy< / td >
< td > D3< / td >
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< td > mm/dd< / td >
< td > D5< / td >
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< td > h:mm AM/PM< / td >
< td > D7< / td >
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< td > h:mm:ss AM/PM< / td >
< td > D6< / td >
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< td > h:mm< / td >
< td > D9< / td >
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< td > h:mm:ss< / td >
< td > D8< / td >
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< p > To apply the < b > CELL< / b > function,< / p >
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< li > select the cell where you wish to display the result,< / li >
< li > click the < b > Insert function< / b > < img alt = "Insert function icon" src = "../images/insertfunction.png" / > icon situated at the top toolbar,
< br / > or right-click within a selected cell and select the < b > Insert Function< / b > option from the menu,
< br / > or click the < img alt = "Function icon" src = "../images/function.png" / > icon situated at the formula bar,
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< li > select the < b > Information< / b > function group from the list,< / li >
< li > click the < b > CELL< / b > function,< / li >
< li > enter the required argument,< / li >
< li > press the < b > Enter< / b > button.< / li >
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< p > The result will be displayed in the selected cell.< / p >
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