With this layout you could also use the Intersection Operator

Select the table.

InsertNameCreate. Top row and Left Column.

Now in an unused cell enter =george attribute_a (note the underscore, if you
had no space you would not require the underscore)


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:25:02 -0700, "a" wrote:

Hello,

I have the following table on sheet 2
attribute a attribute b attribute 3 attribute 4
tom 55 67 32 77
harry 45 65 34 88
george 22 77 54 32
bill 4 87 45 12

On sheet 1 , I require the unique intersection value for the attrebutes
listed for eg:
look up attribute in row, look up name in coumn and return the intersection
value...

column A column B Column C
attribute a george


Please advice - i am trying to use the index formual but it is not working--