Show the value of the last cell with a formula in an excel report

It already happened that I needed to know the value of the last cell for a column or for a row and this formula will give me the good answer.

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When I use the formula ?

To find the value of the last cell, either in a column or in a row.

 

How to use the formula ?

The formula in this topic is with "," so depending of the operating system of your PC, the formula should have ";" instead of ",".

 

How is the formula ?

=LOOKUP()

For a column:

=LOOKUP(2,1/(A:A<>""),A:A)

Explanation:

  • A:A<>"" is to look in the column A for the last filled cell
  • A:A is to display the value of the last filled cell

In case if I want the value of the column B by looking into the column A, I just need to change A:A (the second one) by B:B.

For a row:

=LOOKUP(2,1/(2:2<>""),2:2)

It works as the column, here it is looking into the row 2.

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