i will try it and let you know. thanks for your very quick response.

can i ask one more question? if i wanted to do some conditional formatting
so that if the result came from worksheet #2 - is that possible? like i want
the font to be in a different color if the answer came from a specific
worksheet.

"JP Ronse" wrote:

Marie-Lou,

Try

if(isna(vlookup[first]), vlookup[second],vlookpup[first])

It is a bit cryptic, the idea is if the first vlookup returns an error, use
the second, if it doesn't use the first.

Hope this helps

Wkr,

JP


"Mary Lou" <Mary wrote in message
...
I have a vertical lookup which is pulling information from another
worksheet
within the same workbook. I want to be able to have the formula look in
worksheet #1 and if it does not find it in that worksheet - go to
worksheet
#2 and do the same vertical lookup.

Can someone help me format this? Thanks!