Forrows, we use 0, since we don’t need to change rows.

In O5, the offset is zero, in P5, the offset is 3, and so on.

OFFSET is handy in formulas that require a dynamic range.

Excel formula: Copy value from every nth row

COLUMN Function

The Excel COLUMN function returns the column number for a reference.

For example, COLUMN(C5) returns 3, since C is the third column in the spreadsheet.

When no reference is provided, COLUMN returns the column number of the cell which contains the formula.

Excel formula: Copy value from every nth column

Excel OFFSET function

Excel COLUMN function