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OFFSET ( reference , rows , cols [ , [ height ] [ , [ width ] ] ] )
Description: Gets a reference to a range that is a specified number of rows and columns from a cell or range of cells. The reference that is returned can be a single cell or a range of cells. You can specify the number of rows and the number of columns to be returned.
Arguments:
|
Name |
Type |
Description |
|
Designates the base. reference shall refer to a cell or range of adjacent cells. | ||
|
rows |
number |
The number of rows, up or down, that indicates the upper-left cell of the result to refer to. A positive value means below the starting reference; a negative value means above the starting reference. |
|
number |
The number of columns, to the left or right, that the upper-left cell of the result to refer to. A positive value means to the right of the starting reference; a negative value means to the left of the starting reference. | |
|
height |
number |
The height, in rows, of the set of cells referred to by the resulting reference. This height shall be positive. If omitted, it is the same as the height of reference. |
|
width |
number |
The width, in columns, of the set of cells referred to by the resulting reference. The width shall be positive. If omitted, it is the same as the width of reference. |
Return Type and Value: reference – A reference to a range that is a specified size and number of rows and columns from a cell or range of cells.
However, if
• reference does not refer to a cell or range of adjacent cells, #VALUE! is returned.
• The combination of rows and cols results outside the worksheet, #REF! is returned.
[Example:
OFFSET(C3,2,3,1,1) results in the value in cell F5
SUM(OFFSET(C3:E5,-1,0,3,3)) results in the sum of the range C2:E4
end example]