Try this:
=CHOOSE(MATCH("x",A14:A20),"George", "Mary","Alice",
"Jane","Albert","Berak","Hillary")
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"Ryan" wrote in message
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I am trying to make a cell have an "x" marked in it if another cell has a
certain word in it. Example: F2=George then A14=X, If F2=Mary then A15=X.