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using formula to compare two text lists that are not alike and ma.
I have two text fields that i would like to make equal to each other and any
time I type this word I would like it to be able to return a number associated with the text field. Bellsouth=Telephone (result) code 85000 |
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Hi
i think you're after the VLOOKUP function, check it out in help and post back if you need assistance implementing it. -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" <Maggie @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have two text fields that i would like to make equal to each other and any time I type this word I would like it to be able to return a number associated with the text field. Bellsouth=Telephone (result) code 85000 |
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Hello JulieD,
I have used VLOOKUP before however, I am unfamilliar with this aspect of it. I am new to this so I am really looking for the answer. Once I have it I can build off of it. Where is the help and post function? "JulieD" wrote: Hi i think you're after the VLOOKUP function, check it out in help and post back if you need assistance implementing it. -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" <Maggie @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have two text fields that i would like to make equal to each other and any time I type this word I would like it to be able to return a number associated with the text field. Bellsouth=Telephone (result) code 85000 |
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Hi Maggie
by HELP i meant the help in Excel - depending on your version either type VLOOKUP into the paperclip office assistant or the "ask a question box" top right of the screen and press enter. by POST i meant send us another message after you've checked out help to see if the VLOOKUP is the type of thing you mean or not. If it doesn't seem to be what you want, maybe try explaining what you're after in another way. - the thing i'm not sure about is do you want to type "Bellsouth" and have the cell next to it populate with "Telephone (result) code 85000" or do you want to type Bellsouth and have the cell you typed it into change to Telephone (result) code 85000 -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" wrote in message ... Hello JulieD, I have used VLOOKUP before however, I am unfamilliar with this aspect of it. I am new to this so I am really looking for the answer. Once I have it I can build off of it. Where is the help and post function? "JulieD" wrote: Hi i think you're after the VLOOKUP function, check it out in help and post back if you need assistance implementing it. -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" <Maggie @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have two text fields that i would like to make equal to each other and any time I type this word I would like it to be able to return a number associated with the text field. Bellsouth=Telephone (result) code 85000 |
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I have to pay bills using a Chart of account codes (sheet 2 of the
spreadsheet) and sheet one is the bill paying log sheet. Column B is where I type in the actuall Company I am paying (bellsouth) on Column C is the "account code" I have to post against. On Sheet 2 there are codes and descriptions for each code. When I type in Bellsouth on sheet 1 in column B I would like it to refer to sheet two and match it to telephone which has a code assigned to it of 85000 and would like it to fill Column C with that number. "JulieD" wrote: Hi Maggie by HELP i meant the help in Excel - depending on your version either type VLOOKUP into the paperclip office assistant or the "ask a question box" top right of the screen and press enter. by POST i meant send us another message after you've checked out help to see if the VLOOKUP is the type of thing you mean or not. If it doesn't seem to be what you want, maybe try explaining what you're after in another way. - the thing i'm not sure about is do you want to type "Bellsouth" and have the cell next to it populate with "Telephone (result) code 85000" or do you want to type Bellsouth and have the cell you typed it into change to Telephone (result) code 85000 -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" wrote in message ... Hello JulieD, I have used VLOOKUP before however, I am unfamilliar with this aspect of it. I am new to this so I am really looking for the answer. Once I have it I can build off of it. Where is the help and post function? "JulieD" wrote: Hi i think you're after the VLOOKUP function, check it out in help and post back if you need assistance implementing it. -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" <Maggie @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have two text fields that i would like to make equal to each other and any time I type this word I would like it to be able to return a number associated with the text field. Bellsouth=Telephone (result) code 85000 |
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you can use VLOOKUP if on Sheet 2 you have
.......A...............B...................C 1....Company....Cateogry......Code 2.....Bellsouth....Telephone.....85000 then on sheet 1 cell C2 the formula would be =VLOOKUP(B2,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$1000,3,0) which says, look at the value in B2, find it in column A of sheet2 and return the associated information from the third column of the table, ie column C, where there is an exact match. (you need to tell Excel somehow that Bellsouth should be matched to telephone) -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" wrote in message ... I have to pay bills using a Chart of account codes (sheet 2 of the spreadsheet) and sheet one is the bill paying log sheet. Column B is where I type in the actuall Company I am paying (bellsouth) on Column C is the "account code" I have to post against. On Sheet 2 there are codes and descriptions for each code. When I type in Bellsouth on sheet 1 in column B I would like it to refer to sheet two and match it to telephone which has a code assigned to it of 85000 and would like it to fill Column C with that number. "JulieD" wrote: Hi Maggie by HELP i meant the help in Excel - depending on your version either type VLOOKUP into the paperclip office assistant or the "ask a question box" top right of the screen and press enter. by POST i meant send us another message after you've checked out help to see if the VLOOKUP is the type of thing you mean or not. If it doesn't seem to be what you want, maybe try explaining what you're after in another way. - the thing i'm not sure about is do you want to type "Bellsouth" and have the cell next to it populate with "Telephone (result) code 85000" or do you want to type Bellsouth and have the cell you typed it into change to Telephone (result) code 85000 -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" wrote in message ... Hello JulieD, I have used VLOOKUP before however, I am unfamilliar with this aspect of it. I am new to this so I am really looking for the answer. Once I have it I can build off of it. Where is the help and post function? "JulieD" wrote: Hi i think you're after the VLOOKUP function, check it out in help and post back if you need assistance implementing it. -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" <Maggie @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have two text fields that i would like to make equal to each other and any time I type this word I would like it to be able to return a number associated with the text field. Bellsouth=Telephone (result) code 85000 |
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Sheet two only has Telephone, 85000. Is there a way to write this formula
making bellsouth on sheet one equal to telephone and then have it supply the 85000 code associated with telephone? I am sorry to be such a pain. "JulieD" wrote: you can use VLOOKUP if on Sheet 2 you have .......A...............B...................C 1....Company....Cateogry......Code 2.....Bellsouth....Telephone.....85000 then on sheet 1 cell C2 the formula would be =VLOOKUP(B2,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$1000,3,0) which says, look at the value in B2, find it in column A of sheet2 and return the associated information from the third column of the table, ie column C, where there is an exact match. (you need to tell Excel somehow that Bellsouth should be matched to telephone) -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" wrote in message ... I have to pay bills using a Chart of account codes (sheet 2 of the spreadsheet) and sheet one is the bill paying log sheet. Column B is where I type in the actuall Company I am paying (bellsouth) on Column C is the "account code" I have to post against. On Sheet 2 there are codes and descriptions for each code. When I type in Bellsouth on sheet 1 in column B I would like it to refer to sheet two and match it to telephone which has a code assigned to it of 85000 and would like it to fill Column C with that number. "JulieD" wrote: Hi Maggie by HELP i meant the help in Excel - depending on your version either type VLOOKUP into the paperclip office assistant or the "ask a question box" top right of the screen and press enter. by POST i meant send us another message after you've checked out help to see if the VLOOKUP is the type of thing you mean or not. If it doesn't seem to be what you want, maybe try explaining what you're after in another way. - the thing i'm not sure about is do you want to type "Bellsouth" and have the cell next to it populate with "Telephone (result) code 85000" or do you want to type Bellsouth and have the cell you typed it into change to Telephone (result) code 85000 -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" wrote in message ... Hello JulieD, I have used VLOOKUP before however, I am unfamilliar with this aspect of it. I am new to this so I am really looking for the answer. Once I have it I can build off of it. Where is the help and post function? "JulieD" wrote: Hi i think you're after the VLOOKUP function, check it out in help and post back if you need assistance implementing it. -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" <Maggie @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have two text fields that i would like to make equal to each other and any time I type this word I would like it to be able to return a number associated with the text field. Bellsouth=Telephone (result) code 85000 |
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Hi Maggie
not really, the only ways to do (as i see the problem) it is either on sheet 1 to have a list of all categories and then you type bellsouth in, choose telephone from the categories and the code gets entered via the vlookup function OR you have another sheet with all your companies listed in column A and the associated category in B and then do a double vlookup - looking first to find the category in this new sheet and then using this to find the code in the existing sheet 2 are either of these possible solutions for you? -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" wrote in message ... Sheet two only has Telephone, 85000. Is there a way to write this formula making bellsouth on sheet one equal to telephone and then have it supply the 85000 code associated with telephone? I am sorry to be such a pain. "JulieD" wrote: you can use VLOOKUP if on Sheet 2 you have .......A...............B...................C 1....Company....Cateogry......Code 2.....Bellsouth....Telephone.....85000 then on sheet 1 cell C2 the formula would be =VLOOKUP(B2,Sheet2!$A$2:$C$1000,3,0) which says, look at the value in B2, find it in column A of sheet2 and return the associated information from the third column of the table, ie column C, where there is an exact match. (you need to tell Excel somehow that Bellsouth should be matched to telephone) -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" wrote in message ... I have to pay bills using a Chart of account codes (sheet 2 of the spreadsheet) and sheet one is the bill paying log sheet. Column B is where I type in the actuall Company I am paying (bellsouth) on Column C is the "account code" I have to post against. On Sheet 2 there are codes and descriptions for each code. When I type in Bellsouth on sheet 1 in column B I would like it to refer to sheet two and match it to telephone which has a code assigned to it of 85000 and would like it to fill Column C with that number. "JulieD" wrote: Hi Maggie by HELP i meant the help in Excel - depending on your version either type VLOOKUP into the paperclip office assistant or the "ask a question box" top right of the screen and press enter. by POST i meant send us another message after you've checked out help to see if the VLOOKUP is the type of thing you mean or not. If it doesn't seem to be what you want, maybe try explaining what you're after in another way. - the thing i'm not sure about is do you want to type "Bellsouth" and have the cell next to it populate with "Telephone (result) code 85000" or do you want to type Bellsouth and have the cell you typed it into change to Telephone (result) code 85000 -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" wrote in message ... Hello JulieD, I have used VLOOKUP before however, I am unfamilliar with this aspect of it. I am new to this so I am really looking for the answer. Once I have it I can build off of it. Where is the help and post function? "JulieD" wrote: Hi i think you're after the VLOOKUP function, check it out in help and post back if you need assistance implementing it. -- Cheers JulieD check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm ....well i'm working on it anyway "Maggie" <Maggie @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have two text fields that i would like to make equal to each other and any time I type this word I would like it to be able to return a number associated with the text field. Bellsouth=Telephone (result) code 85000 |
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