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Default Convert numbers to words, 3=ship, so if I enter 3, it says ship.

VLOOKUP formula and a lookup table?

Visit Debra Dalgleish's site for info on VLOOKUP function to pull data based on
value. Note the downloadable sample workbooks.

http://www.contextures.on.ca/xlFunctions02.html

Also see Debra's site for info on Data Validation selection lists for inputting
the data if need be.

http://www.contextures.on.ca/xlDataVal01.html


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:45:01 -0700, Erin Briana <Erin
wrote:

I have a huge list of numbers that each signify a different place. How can I
covert this is excel without doing it myself- looking up the location from
the code and typing it in- too time consuming.