INDEX MATCH Formula

Original question by: Matt Goldstein
Question text: Don't Know if I am asking this question correctly, but in regards to the Index match combo function: Instead of manually writing the column number at the end (in the ensuing example the number 2--> I.e =INDEX($A$2:$E$7, MATCH($G9, $E$2:$E$7, 0), 2) Can you also link to a column reference number and locking in the row--in other words putting a 1---2---3---4....n under the table in reference to the column number and then linking to that cell to make copying over the INDEX-MATCH formula quicker/automated/efficient I.e in this format: =INDEX($A$2:$E$7,MATCH($G9,$E$2:$E$7,0),A$8) --> in this example A$8 is linking all the way across to cell E8 with the numbers 1 thru 5 labelled in each row below the source table in the Exercise provided? I suppose there are a few ways to skin the cat...