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Hi i have a sheet with 600 numbers in column A, what i want to do is to be
able to search for a number in column A from a different sheet and place a
name by that number in column B. Hope you can help
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look in the vba help index for FIND or FINDNEXT if more than one

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Hi i have a sheet with 600 numbers in column A, what i want to do is to be
able to search for a number in column A from a different sheet and place a
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Look at Vlookup in help.
do you want the name put in column B in the first or second sheet?

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Hi i have a sheet with 600 numbers in column A, what i want to do is to be
able to search for a number in column A from a different sheet and place a
name by that number in column B. Hope you can help
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Hi thanks, i want the name to be put into the column next to the number in
sheet 1, and i want it to remain there even when its removed from sheet 2
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Look at Vlookup in help.
do you want the name put in column B in the first or second sheet?

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Hi i have a sheet with 600 numbers in column A, what i want to do is to be
able to search for a number in column A from a different sheet and place a
name by that number in column B. Hope you can help
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i want the name to be put in the column next to the number i searched for in
sheet 1, i want it to remain in sheet 1, even when i remove it from sheet 2

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Look at Vlookup in help.
do you want the name put in column B in the first or second sheet?

"Mike" wrote:

Hi i have a sheet with 600 numbers in column A, what i want to do is to be
able to search for a number in column A from a different sheet and place a
name by that number in column B. Hope you can help
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i want the name to be put in the column next to the number i searched for in
sheet 1, i want it to remain in sheet 1, even when i remove it from sheet 2
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Look at Vlookup in help.
do you want the name put in column B in the first or second sheet?

"Mike" wrote:

Hi i have a sheet with 600 numbers in column A, what i want to do is to be
able to search for a number in column A from a different sheet and place a
name by that number in column B. Hope you can help
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to make the name stay on sheet 1 even after it is removed from Sheet 2, you
will need to use a macro



"Mike" wrote:

Hi thanks, i want the name to be put into the column next to the number in
sheet 1, and i want it to remain there even when its removed from sheet 2
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"bj" wrote:

Look at Vlookup in help.
do you want the name put in column B in the first or second sheet?

"Mike" wrote:

Hi i have a sheet with 600 numbers in column A, what i want to do is to be
able to search for a number in column A from a different sheet and place a
name by that number in column B. Hope you can help
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thanks bj, can i search and place the data in from a macro, and do you have
one in mind please
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to make the name stay on sheet 1 even after it is removed from Sheet 2, you
will need to use a macro



"Mike" wrote:

Hi thanks, i want the name to be put into the column next to the number in
sheet 1, and i want it to remain there even when its removed from sheet 2
--
thanks


"bj" wrote:

Look at Vlookup in help.
do you want the name put in column B in the first or second sheet?

"Mike" wrote:

Hi i have a sheet with 600 numbers in column A, what i want to do is to be
able to search for a number in column A from a different sheet and place a
name by that number in column B. Hope you can help
--
thanks

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