Excel Magic Trick 958: Start Position Of Most Consecutive Ones, Helper Column Method

3,395 views · Published 3 August 2012 · 7:04 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: excelisfun · 2012 · Education

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Download Excel Start File: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/YouTubeExcelIsFun/EMT958-959.xlsx

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Great Trick from Teethless mama at Mr Excel Message Board: http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showthread.php?649571

See how to find the start position for the most consecutive ones in a column of ones and zeros using 2 MATCH functions and a retractable or shrinking range of cells. Also see the IF, COUNTIF and MAX functions in play.

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