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If word =A, enter word B!
Hi there
I have a list of words. I need a cell that will look up that word and return another word. For example. If A1=horses, B2=alert. I have a number of originating words and a number of instructions that need to be displayed depending on that originating word. Can anyone help?! |
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If word =A, enter word B!
Use =VLOOKUP()
Say in A1 thru B10 we have: horses alert dog bark cat meew frog croak bee buzz lion roar goat baaa cow moo pig oink and if D9 contains horses then: =VLOOKUP(D9,A1:B10,2,FALSE) will retrun alert. -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200793 "Casi12" wrote: Hi there I have a list of words. I need a cell that will look up that word and return another word. For example. If A1=horses, B2=alert. I have a number of originating words and a number of instructions that need to be displayed depending on that originating word. Can anyone help?! |
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If word =A, enter word B!
One way:
Put the list in, say, another sheet ('Sheet2'): A B 1 horses alert 2 cows lethargic etc. Then use B2: =VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!A:B,2,FALSE) In article , Casi12 wrote: Hi there I have a list of words. I need a cell that will look up that word and return another word. For example. If A1=horses, B2=alert. I have a number of originating words and a number of instructions that need to be displayed depending on that originating word. Can anyone help?! |
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If word =A, enter word B!
You can use a VLOOKUP formula.
You need a two column table with list of originating words and instruction words and an input cell. =VLOOKUP(A1,$AA$1:$AB$100,2,FALSE) entered in B1 Type "horses" in A1 and B1 will return corresponding text from AB1 Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:56:00 -0700, Casi12 wrote: Hi there I have a list of words. I need a cell that will look up that word and return another word. For example. If A1=horses, B2=alert. I have a number of originating words and a number of instructions that need to be displayed depending on that originating word. Can anyone help?! |
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If word =A, enter word B!
Thank you so much for your help! This is such a great forum!
Casi "Gary''s Student" wrote: Use =VLOOKUP() Say in A1 thru B10 we have: horses alert dog bark cat meew frog croak bee buzz lion roar goat baaa cow moo pig oink and if D9 contains horses then: =VLOOKUP(D9,A1:B10,2,FALSE) will retrun alert. -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200793 "Casi12" wrote: Hi there I have a list of words. I need a cell that will look up that word and return another word. For example. If A1=horses, B2=alert. I have a number of originating words and a number of instructions that need to be displayed depending on that originating word. Can anyone help?! |
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If word =A, enter word B!
Thank you so much for your help! Works perfectly! I love this forum. It's so
incredibly helpful! Casi "Gord Dibben" wrote: You can use a VLOOKUP formula. You need a two column table with list of originating words and instruction words and an input cell. =VLOOKUP(A1,$AA$1:$AB$100,2,FALSE) entered in B1 Type "horses" in A1 and B1 will return corresponding text from AB1 Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:56:00 -0700, Casi12 wrote: Hi there I have a list of words. I need a cell that will look up that word and return another word. For example. If A1=horses, B2=alert. I have a number of originating words and a number of instructions that need to be displayed depending on that originating word. Can anyone help?! |
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If word =A, enter word B!
Thank you so much for your help! Works perfectly!
Casi "JE McGimpsey" wrote: One way: Put the list in, say, another sheet ('Sheet2'): A B 1 horses alert 2 cows lethargic etc. Then use B2: =VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!A:B,2,FALSE) In article , Casi12 wrote: Hi there I have a list of words. I need a cell that will look up that word and return another word. For example. If A1=horses, B2=alert. I have a number of originating words and a number of instructions that need to be displayed depending on that originating word. Can anyone help?! |
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If word =A, enter word B!
"Casi12" wrote in message
... Hi there I have a list of words. I need a cell that will look up that word and return another word. For example. If A1=horses, B2=alert. I have a number of originating words and a number of instructions that need to be displayed depending on that originating word. Can anyone help?! in B1 type =if(a1="word","answer","") this will only look for the occurrence of "word" not a combination of different queries and answers. -- Vass |
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