Suppose you have the range in A1:B10 with names in Col A and Code in Col B

Col B is the drop down and you have a valid value in B1.Enter the below
formula in C1

=VLOOKUP(C1,$A$1:$B$10,2)
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Jacob Skaria


"hcc" wrote:

Hi Please help! I have a long list which i have named in one worksheet. In
another sheet i refer to that list by applying data validation, so if you
click the cell it brings a dropdown arrow and you can select a name from the
list. My question is i want it to automatically enter the code for that name
when selecting it from the dropdown in the next cell. Please help!