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about data entry please help
I am doing data entry everyday ~~i am thinking there is smarter way to do
this other then retype all the time. example a b c d id # name trade code 1 1234 john tech 2 5678 tim farmer 3 2345 leo suervisory 4 4567 pat clark is there anyway i can set up so every time i type in their id# then their name,trade and code will come up need to be simple so i can please thank you |
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about data entry please help
Go to help and read about VLOOKUP; then try it.
If you have a problem with it please come back for more info. best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "excel beginer" <excel wrote in message ... I am doing data entry everyday ~~i am thinking there is smarter way to do this other then retype all the time. example a b c d id # name trade code 1 1234 john tech 2 5678 tim farmer 3 2345 leo suervisory 4 4567 pat clark is there anyway i can set up so every time i type in their id# then their name,trade and code will come up need to be simple so i can please thank you |
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about data entry please help
thank you ~~
i have been looking in help and kind of have the idea that "vlookup will be the one to use but i ahve try before and is not working for me could you be so kind to make a sample useing the table below thanks also one other question what should if i went the total of the code 102 hours and total of the code 101 hours..... please use a smaple formula too thank you again ~~ "Bernard Liengme" wrote: Go to help and read about VLOOKUP; then try it. If you have a problem with it please come back for more info. best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "excel beginer" <excel wrote in message ... I am doing data entry everyday ~~i am thinking there is smarter way to do this other then retype all the time. example a b c d e id # name trade code hours 1 1234 john tech 101 2 2 5678 tim farmer 102 5 3 2345 leo suervisory 101 6 4 4567 pat clark 101 2.5 is there anyway i can set up so every time i type in their id# then their name,trade and code will come up need to be simple so i can please thank you |
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Starting in A1 of Sheet2 enter
NAME TITLE CODE john tech 101 tim farmer 102 leo supervisor 101 pat clerk 101 On Sheet 1 if B2 has the name "john", then in C2 enter =VLOOKUP(B2,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$25,2,FALSE) to get "tech" In D2 enter =VLOOKUP(B2,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$25,3,FALSE) to get 101 best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "excel beginer" wrote in message ... thank you ~~ i have been looking in help and kind of have the idea that "vlookup will be the one to use but i ahve try before and is not working for me could you be so kind to make a sample useing the table below thanks also one other question what should if i went the total of the code 102 hours and total of the code 101 hours..... please use a smaple formula too thank you again ~~ "Bernard Liengme" wrote: Go to help and read about VLOOKUP; then try it. If you have a problem with it please come back for more info. best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "excel beginer" <excel wrote in message ... I am doing data entry everyday ~~i am thinking there is smarter way to do this other then retype all the time. example a b c d e id # name trade code hours 1 1234 john tech 101 2 2 5678 tim farmer 102 5 3 2345 leo suervisory 101 6 4 4567 pat clark 101 2.5 is there anyway i can set up so every time i type in their id# then their name,trade and code will come up need to be simple so i can please thank you |
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thank you ~~
i got it to work now and it's so much better "Bernard Liengme" wrote: Starting in A1 of Sheet2 enter NAME TITLE CODE john tech 101 tim farmer 102 leo supervisor 101 pat clerk 101 On Sheet 1 if B2 has the name "john", then in C2 enter =VLOOKUP(B2,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$25,2,FALSE) to get "tech" In D2 enter =VLOOKUP(B2,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$25,3,FALSE) to get 101 best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "excel beginer" wrote in message ... thank you ~~ i have been looking in help and kind of have the idea that "vlookup will be the one to use but i ahve try before and is not working for me could you be so kind to make a sample useing the table below thanks also one other question what should if i went the total of the code 102 hours and total of the code 101 hours..... please use a smaple formula too thank you again ~~ "Bernard Liengme" wrote: Go to help and read about VLOOKUP; then try it. If you have a problem with it please come back for more info. best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "excel beginer" <excel wrote in message ... I am doing data entry everyday ~~i am thinking there is smarter way to do this other then retype all the time. example a b c d e id # name trade code hours 1 1234 john tech 101 2 2 5678 tim farmer 102 5 3 2345 leo suervisory 101 6 4 4567 pat clark 101 2.5 is there anyway i can set up so every time i type in their id# then their name,trade and code will come up need to be simple so i can please thank you |
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