look for a word in a set of cells (multiple columns X multiple rows)

[Osvaldo Palmeiro]

Hi all.

Let's say I have one word in each cell in range A1:E10.
Just one cell in that range has the word "cat".
Is there a fórmula that will return the reference (column and row) from that cell that holds "cat" ?
Many thanks in advance

 

[RasGhul]

Try this

=CONCATENATE("Column "&SUMPRODUCT(($A$1:$E$10="cat")*COLUMN($A$1:$E$1)-COLUMN($A$1)+1)&", Row "&SUMPRODUCT(($A$1:$E$10="cat")*ROW($A$1:$A$10)-ROW($A$1)+1))

 

[RasGhul]

Or if you meant the actual cell reference;

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black;;">dogs</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">cat</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: rgb(22,17,32);text-align: center;">5</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid 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solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: rgb(22,17,32);text-align: center;">10</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid black;border-right: 1px solid black;border-bottom: 1px solid black;border-left: 1px solid black;;">dogs</td></tr><tr ><td style="color: rgb(22,17,32);text-align: center;">11</td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;border-top: 1px solid black;;"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: rgb(22,17,32);text-align: center;">12</td><td style="font-weight: bold;;">Criteria</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: rgb(22,17,32);text-align: center;">13</td><td style=";">cat</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: rgb(22,17,32);text-align: center;">14</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: rgb(22,17,32);text-align: center;">15</td><td style=";">Column 2, Row 4</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: rgb(22,17,32);text-align: center;">16</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td></tr><tr ><td style="color: rgb(22,17,32);text-align: center;">17</td><td style=";">$B$4</td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td><td style="text-align: right;;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="width:4.8em;font-weight:bold;margin:0;padding:0.2em 0.6em 0.2em 0.5em;border: 1px solid rgb(187,187,187);border-top:none;text-align: center;background-color: rgb(218,231,245);color: rgb(22,17,32)">Sheet1</p><br /><br /><table width="85%" cellpadding="2.5px" rules="all" style=";border: 2px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;padding: 0.4em;background-color: rgb(255,255,255)" ><tr><td style="padding:6px" ><b>Worksheet Formulas</b><table cellpadding="2.5px" width="100%" rules="all" style="border: 1px solid;text-align:center;background-color: rgb(255,255,255);border-collapse: collapse; border-color: rgb(187,187,187)"><thead><tr style=" background-color: rgb(218,231,245);color: rgb(22,17,32)"><th width="10px">Cell</th><th style="text-align:left;padding-left:5px;">Formula</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: rgb(218,231,245);color: rgb(22,17,32)">A15</th><td style="text-align:left">=CONCATENATE(<font color="Blue">"Column "&SUMPRODUCT(<font color="Red">(<font color="Green">$A$1:$E$10="cat"</font>)*COLUMN(<font color="Green">$A$1:$E$1</font>)-COLUMN(<font color="Green">$A$1</font>)+1</font>)&", Row "&SUMPRODUCT(<font color="Red">(<font color="Green">$A$1:$E$10="cat"</font>)*ROW(<font color="Green">$A$1:$A$10</font>)-ROW(<font color="Green">$A$1</font>)+1</font>)</font>)</td></tr><tr><th width="10px" style=" background-color: rgb(218,231,245);color: rgb(22,17,32)">A17</th><td style="text-align:left">=CELL(<font color="Blue">"address",INDEX(<font color="Red">$A$1:$E$10,SUMPRODUCT(<font color="Green">(<font color="Purple">$A$1:$E$10=$A$13</font>)*ROW(<font color="Purple">$A$1:$A$10</font>)-ROW(<font color="Purple">$A$1</font>)+1</font>),SUMPRODUCT(<font color="Green">(<font color="Purple">$A$1:$E$10=$A$13</font>)*COLUMN(<font color="Purple">$A$1:$E$1</font>)-COLUMN(<font color="Purple">$A$1</font>)+1</font>)</font>)</font>)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><br />

 

[Osvaldo Palmeiro]

Hi, @RasGhul.
Thank youuuuu.
Wonderfull, both formulas work like a rocket.
Thank you so much.