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Reading a Cell Address Like A1

Understand column letters and row numbers and how they combine into a cell reference.

What Is a Cell Reference?

A cell reference is the name that points to one cell. It's just the column letter plus the row number, like A1 or B7.

The Column Letter

The first part of a reference is the column letter, counted left to right from A. In C4, the C means the third column over.

All lessons in this course

  1. Cells, Rows, and Columns Explained
  2. Reading a Cell Address Like A1
  3. Typing Your First Cell Reference
  4. Selecting and Naming Ranges of Cells
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