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Excel Copy/Search/Paste Help Needed ASAP!
I have two worksheets. Worksheet A is the file I'm currently enterin data into. Worksheet B is completed and features every zip code in th US in column 1 and the closest large city corresponding to each zip cod in column 7. I have the zip codes (which I am entering into column 1 o Wksheet A), but have to search (Ctrl+F) Wksheet B with each zip code, g to the found zip code, scroll over 6 columns, copy the city name, the paste that into column 2 of Wksheet A. I am hoping there's a way t make a macro for this, but can't figure out how to make it work with different zip code every time. Can anyone figure this out??? I hav 2,000 of these to do and going back and forth is killing me literally. If it's helpful, what I've been doing is 1)entering a zip code into col.1 of Wksheet A 2)copy that zip 3)activate Wksheet B and Ctrl+F to bring up Find feature 4)paste zip code into Find feature and hit enter 5)go to designated row with correct zip, then find the correspondin city (same row as "found zip", but in column 7) 6)copy the corresponding city out of col. 7 of Wksheet B 7)Activate Wksheet A and paste the city name into col.2 of Wksheet A Row after row of this is making me nuts.. -- NWil ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NWill's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=1466 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=26286 |
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Excel Copy/Search/Paste Help Needed ASAP!
What you need is the VLOOKUP function
-----Original Message----- I have two worksheets. Worksheet A is the file I'm currently entering data into. Worksheet B is completed and features every zip code in the US in column 1 and the closest large city corresponding to each zip code in column 7. I have the zip codes (which I am entering into column 1 of Wksheet A), but have to search (Ctrl+F) Wksheet B with each zip code, go to the found zip code, scroll over 6 columns, copy the city name, then paste that into column 2 of Wksheet A. I am hoping there's a way to make a macro for this, but can't figure out how to make it work with a different zip code every time. Can anyone figure this out??? I have 2,000 of these to do and going back and forth is killing me, literally. If it's helpful, what I've been doing is 1)entering a zip code into col.1 of Wksheet A 2)copy that zip 3)activate Wksheet B and Ctrl+F to bring up Find feature 4)paste zip code into Find feature and hit enter 5)go to designated row with correct zip, then find the corresponding city (same row as "found zip", but in column 7) 6)copy the corresponding city out of col. 7 of Wksheet B 7)Activate Wksheet A and paste the city name into col.2 of Wksheet A Row after row of this is making me nuts... -- NWill ---------------------------------------------------------- -------------- NWill's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php? action=getinfo&userid=14668 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=262867 . |
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Excel Copy/Search/Paste Help Needed ASAP!
=vlookup(A1,'wksheet B'!$A$1:$G$5000,7,False)
Assumes the city names are in G if they are in F change 7 to 6 Now drag fill the formula down the column. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "NWill" wrote in message ... I have two worksheets. Worksheet A is the file I'm currently entering data into. Worksheet B is completed and features every zip code in the US in column 1 and the closest large city corresponding to each zip code in column 7. I have the zip codes (which I am entering into column 1 of Wksheet A), but have to search (Ctrl+F) Wksheet B with each zip code, go to the found zip code, scroll over 6 columns, copy the city name, then paste that into column 2 of Wksheet A. I am hoping there's a way to make a macro for this, but can't figure out how to make it work with a different zip code every time. Can anyone figure this out??? I have 2,000 of these to do and going back and forth is killing me, literally. If it's helpful, what I've been doing is 1)entering a zip code into col.1 of Wksheet A 2)copy that zip 3)activate Wksheet B and Ctrl+F to bring up Find feature 4)paste zip code into Find feature and hit enter 5)go to designated row with correct zip, then find the corresponding city (same row as "found zip", but in column 7) 6)copy the corresponding city out of col. 7 of Wksheet B 7)Activate Wksheet A and paste the city name into col.2 of Wksheet A Row after row of this is making me nuts... -- NWill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NWill's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=14668 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=262867 |
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