In short, the INDEX function extracts a value from a dataset, with the XMATCH function serving as the navigator to the correct row and/or column.

The bigger your spreadsheet, the more you need INDEX and MATCH functions, which you can combine with SUM, AVERAGE, and MAX to refine your searches.

You can reverse the row or column order of a list in Excel by creating reference list, a Macro, and using INDEX function. We have explained all these methods.

Excel’s INDEX function allows users to reference values in a range of data (or array of data) by their column and row number position within that range. As a simple example, the formula =INDEX (A1:F10 ...