Try VLOOKUP. Look in Excel help for how it works.
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David Biddulph

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I need a formula that would allow me to enter a the names of multiple
countries into a column and have it automatically placed into another
column
by continent. For example:

If: Then:

A1 is United States B1 should be North America
A2 is Mexico B2 should be North America
A3 is France B3 should be Europe
A4 is Germany B4 should be Europe
A5 is Japan B5 should be Asia

So, if A1:A5 is United States, then B1:B5 should automatically be North
America.

If there is anyone who can help me, it would be greatly apprecieted.
Thanks
in advance