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Translating initials in one cell to full text in another cell
Use VLOOKUP to return the full-text based upon the initials
Example, where the table is in Columns AA and AB, rows 1 through 3 AA AB TX Texas LA Louisiana NM New Mexico =VLOOKUP(A2,$AA$1:$AB$3,2,FALSE) Copy the formula down the column to fiinsh populating the cells in column B If the initials are entered into cell A2, the lookup function in B2 would look like this. -- Kevin Backmann "DQT1" wrote: How can I make a cell translate initials from another cell back into full text? Example: if I type "AB" in one cell, how can I get another cell to translate that into "Alberta". If you have the answer, I would really appreciate the help. Thank you. |
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