I need find largest value in row

[Guest]

I have row with numbers A1-1, B1-54, C1-52, D1-60.
I want to in E1 display largest value from listed above, whis exact formula
do i need insert into E1?

Thank you for yours help.

Peter

 

[Roger Govier]

Hi
=MIN(A1:C1)

 

[Roger Govier]

Stupid me!!!
You asked for the largest

=MAX(A11)

 

[Guest]

Hi Peter,

You can give the below formula in E1. So that you will get Maximum value of
the below mentioned cells.

=MAX(A1,B1,C1,D1)

Hope this will clear your doubt.

Regards,
Soundar.

 

[Guest]

Thank you Roger and Soundar, these both methods wors fine.
But if i have name list from A1 to A10, for example there are Paul and Peter
names. And From B1 to B10 i have their marks. I need to get largest mark from
Peter in cell C1. It means formula have to scan throug columns from B1 to B10.
Is it possible to do?

 

[Guest]

Try this in C1:-

=MAX(IF(A1:A5="Peter",B1:B5,""))

Enter with Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

Mike

 

[Guest]

Thank you it works!
But there is one question is more.

If i have Paul From A1 to A3 and i inserted formula to C1- it is working.
But what if i have ,any thousands Names in A column? Do i need formula
manually several times and what if i add some name?

This is the last question.

Thank you for replying.

Peter

 

[Guest]

Hi the formula I gave you was a bit simplistic because it contained the name
within the formula and a much better one would be:-

=MAX(IF($A$1:$A$5=E1,$B$1:$B$5,""))

Where E1 is the name you are looking for. So if you have lotes of names you
could extract the unique names to another column (here's one way)

http://www.mrexcel.com/archive/Data/31167.html

and then drag the above formula down alongside that unique list to get the
maximum for each name

Mike

 

[Roger Govier]

Hi

I think I would create 2 named ranges.
Insert>Name>Define>Name> Names Refers to
=OFFSET($A$1,0,0,COUNTA($A:$A))

Insert>Name>Define>Name> Score Refers to
=OFFSET($B$1,0,0,COUNTA($A:$A))

This will create 2 dynamic ranges that will grow as you add more data. Note
the offset is based upon the count in column A in each case to ensure the
ranges are of equal length.

Then input the name you are searching for in E1 and enter in F1 the array
formula

{=MAX(IF(Names=$F1,Score,""))}

If you wanted to extend the list of names you wanted results for by typing
more names in E2, E3 etc, just copy the formula down.

 

[Guest]

I tried this way with no luck

From A1 to A3 i have name Paul, From A4 to A7 name Peter
In column B their marks.
In column C i have C1,C2 with name Paul, C3 - Peeter (was copied to another
location) as suggested.
In D1 inserted the following formula =MAX(IF($A$1:$A$7=C1,$B$1:$B$7,""))

Wont work, any suggestions or mistakes i made?

Thank you for answearing to my questions.

Peter

 

[Guest]

Sorry Roger, tried, but it is too dificult for me. Created as you sad, but
without luck....

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your help. Roger, the last solution worked also!

Case is closed

Kind regards,

Peter