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“Find value”? In Numbers

I saw this on another thread where I am copying a formula, but I cannot seem to enter the last part in the current version of Numbers…


When I type ‘FIND’ in the formula, this ‘find value’ doesn’t come up as an option. How to enter it?

Posted on Nov 13, 2024 11:49 AM

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Nov 13, 2024 12:54 PM in response to dragi208

In this case, 'find value' is not a function, it is a parameter passed to the MATCH() function.


MATCH() takes three parameters, what to look for, where to look for it, and how to search.


In the above example, MATCH is looking for the value of cell C3 in in series {1, 2, 3}.

The find value option tells it to find the exact match, or throw an error.


You select this value by clicking on it and choosing from the menu:



or just enter '0' and let Numbers figure it out.


“Find value”? In Numbers

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