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Hi, I would like to check a cell to see if the name in it matches one of the
names in a list. If so, I would like to print the name in the cell
containing the formula. If not, I would like to print something else, like
"False". Is this possible?
Thanks,
Tom
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With name list in ColA and query name in cell B1 try the below formual in
cell C1.

=IF(ISNA(MATCH(B1,A:A,0)),"False",B1)

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"tommcbrny" wrote:

Hi, I would like to check a cell to see if the name in it matches one of the
names in a list. If so, I would like to print the name in the cell
containing the formula. If not, I would like to print something else, like
"False". Is this possible?
Thanks,
Tom

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