How to use “COLUMNS” function in Excel

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COLUMNS function is used to get the total count of columns in an array or in cells range for excel worksheet.  COLUMNS Function has only one argument i.e. array

Syntax:
=COLUMNS(array)
Syntax Description:

array argument is used to give the cell range for which total count of columns are required.

Example 1: Exploring “COLUMNS” function with examples

Here we have some examples, where “Column A to Column C” has a database, “Column D” shows the sample formula, “Column E” shows the output of the function and Explanation is provided in Column “F”.

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We will be using COLUMNS function as follows:

COLUMNS function
Things to Remember:

– If a single cell reference is given instead of cell range/array in array argument, then function output will be 1

– If cell reference is not correctly provided in the function, then it will give output as an error.

– Function should give output in “General” format, however if output is not as per the desired format then we need to change the cell format to “GENERAL”

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