One way ..
In sheet: AA
Put in B1: =IF(A1="","",VLOOKUP(A1,BB!A:B,2,0))
Copy down as far as required
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sup pros

i have this info

in sheet AA
A1:MSFT
A2:LU
A3:CSCO
A4:CAT
A5:IBM
A6:ORCL

& in sheet BB
A1:MSFT
A2:LU
A3:CSCO
A4:CAT
A5:IBM
A6:ORCL

&

B1:MICROSOFT
B2:LUCENT
B3:CISCO SYSTEMS
B4:CATERPILLAR
B5:INTERNATIONAL BUISNESS MACHINES
B6:ORACLE

I want Cells Adjacent to Symbols in sheet AA to display the name of the
company from sheet BB

what formula do i have to use if they not in the same order & the order
of the symbols change according to some external information ?


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