Adds information about references and corrected syntax on Column

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## Arrays ## Arrays
## References
A reference is a pointer to a single cell or a range of cells. The reference can either be entered manually, for example "A4", or as the result of a calculation, such as the OFFSET Function or the INDIRECT Function. A reference can also be built, for example with the Colon (\:) Operator.

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The COLUMN Function in IronCalc is a lookup & reference formula that is used to query and return the column number of a referenced Column or Cell. The COLUMN Function in IronCalc is a lookup & reference formula that is used to query and return the column number of a referenced Column or Cell.
## Usage ## Usage
### Syntax ### Syntax
**COLUMN() => <span title="Number" style="color:#1E88E5">column</span>**<br>
**COLUMN(<span title="Reference" style="color:#1E88E5">reference</span>) => <span title="Number" style="color:#1E88E5">column</span>** **COLUMN(<span title="Reference" style="color:#1E88E5">reference</span>) => <span title="Number" style="color:#1E88E5">column</span>**
### Argument descriptions ### Argument descriptions
* *reference* ([cell](/features/value-types), [optional](/features/optional-arguments.md)). The number of the cell you wish to reference the column number of. * *reference* ([cell](/features/value-types#references), [optional](/features/optional-arguments.md)). The number of the cell you wish to reference the column number of.
### Additional guidance ### Additional guidance
* When referencing a range of cells, only the column number of the left most cell will be returned. * When referencing a range of cells, only the column number of the left most cell will be returned.
* You are also able to reference complete columns instead of individual cells. * You are also able to reference complete columns instead of individual cells.