MATCH function in Excel

MATCH() returns the position of a cell in a row or column. The Excel MATCH function searches for a lookup value in a range of cells and returns the relative position of that value in the range.

Syntax

MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array, [match_type])

Arguments

1. lookup_value – the number or text value you are looking for.

2. lookup_array – a range of cells being searched.

3. match_type – specifies whether to return an exact match or the nearest match:

find row index position number using Match

find Column index position number using Match

Example