=index(a:a,match("smith",b:b,0))
You may want to read Debra Dalgleish's notes:
http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions02.html (for =vlookup())
and
http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions03.html (for =index(match()))
johncassell wrote:
Hi,
Hope someone can help with this..
If range A:A contained First Names and range B:B contained Surnames and
I wanted to find the surname of the person in column A I would use..
=VLOOKUP("John",A:B,2,false) Which would return Smith
is there a way to search for Smith and find the result John?
Thanks
John
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