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Pete

On Feb 19, 10:40*pm, gbryce wrote:
I had never used VLOOKUP function before but now I am beginning to understand
how it works. It is exactly what I was needing. Thanks Guys.



"Pete_UK" wrote:
Put this in D16:


=VLOOKUP(A16,A$2:B$6,2,0)


then copy down.


If you want it a bit more robust, then you will need something like
this:


=IF(A16="","",IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A16,A$2:B$6,2,0)),"" ,VLOOKUP(A16,A$2:B
$6,2,0)))


Hope this helps.


Pete


On Feb 19, 5:31 pm, gbryce wrote:
I am using Excel 2007 *and here is an simplified example of what I need..


* * Items * * * * Price


Potatoes * * * *4.35
Apples * * * * *5.55
Oranges * * * *7.95
Onions * * * * *4.55
Carrots * * * * 3.75


Items Column is List for Valid entries in table below


Prices are the numbers I want entered when I enter the Item


If I enter Oranges from Dropdown List in A16 , I want Excel to automatically
enter the number 7.95 3 columns over in D16,or if it is quite a bit easier,
just 1 column over in cell B16


Example of table I want:


My Entries: * * * * * * * *Excel Enters


A16 Carrots * * * * * * * D16 *3.75
A17 Oranges * * * * * * *D17 *7.95
A18 Onions * * * * * * * *D18 *4.55
A19 Onions * * * * * * * *D19 *4.55
A20 Potatoes * * * * * * *D20 *4.35


Thanks so much for your help !


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