How to Use the Take Function in Excel (With Examples)

Опубликовано: 27 Июль 2026
на канале: Mike Thomas
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The TAKE function, which is currently being rolled out to Microsoft 365 subscribers, returns a specified number of rows or columns from either the start or the end of a range.

In this video I provide several examples to show you how it works, including how to use it with unsorted data

For full details see the timestamps below:

⏱ Timestamps
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:15 What is the Take Function?
00:00:23 Selecting the Top X rows
00:01:36 Selecting the Bottom X rows
00:02:00 Using TAKE with Unsorted Data

🗒 Notes and Resources
Download a copy of the files used in this video: https://share.getcloudapp.com/QwuLm10P

The formulas that I used in the demos:
=TAKE(Teams,4)
=Take(A2:H21,4)
=Take(Teams,-3)
=TAKE(SORT(Teams1,8,-1),4)

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