Comments on: Highest Nth Number Number in a Range http://www.automateexcel.com/2004/10/14/excel_highest_nth_number_number_in_a_ran/ Everything Excel. Only Excel. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:25:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark http://www.automateexcel.com/2004/10/14/excel_highest_nth_number_number_in_a_ran/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Mark Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:39:29 +0000 #comment-147 Thanks for the tip shades! Thanks for the tip shades!

]]> By: shades http://www.automateexcel.com/2004/10/14/excel_highest_nth_number_number_in_a_ran/comment-page-1/#comment-148 shades Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:11:17 +0000 #comment-148 I like the LARGE and SMALL functions, but add a little more: I put the number reference in another cell, then use that cell reference to determine how many to search for. That way I can fill down as many as needed.<br /> <br /> In the example posted I would put 1 in cell D7, 2 in D8, then fill down.<br /> <br /> In C7 the formula would be<br /> <br /> =LARGE(A1:B5,D7)<br /> <br /> Then copy down as needed. This gives a little more flexibility and expandability on a couple of handy functions. I like the LARGE and SMALL functions, but add a little more: I put the number reference in another cell, then use that cell reference to determine how many to search for. That way I can fill down as many as needed.

In the example posted I would put 1 in cell D7, 2 in D8, then fill down.

In C7 the formula would be

=LARGE(A1:B5,D7)

Then copy down as needed. This gives a little more flexibility and expandability on a couple of handy functions.

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