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CELL
CELL retrieves metadata about a specified cell using an info_type keyword such as "address", "col", "row", "type", "width", "format", or "filename". It is useful for building dynamic labels, auditing cell properties, or creating position-aware formulas without hard-coding references.
Excel
=CELL("address",A2)Google Sheets
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How it works
- 1Enter the info_type as a quoted text string (e.g., "address", "row", "col", "type", "contents").
- 2Provide the cell reference as the second argument (e.g., A2).
- 3The function returns the requested metadata; note that CELL can be volatile and recalculates on any sheet change.
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