The Row function in Microsoft Excel is a Lookup and Reference function, and its purpose is to return the row number of a reference. The formula for the Row function is Row([reference]).

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As a long-term Excel enthusiast, I have always enjoyed using VLOOKUP, one of Excel's best-known lookup functions. However, Microsoft's introduction of XLOOKUP in 2019 changed everything.