Help with formula: finding text
 

Hi,
I would like to ask for help with a formula for comparing name in a cell
with a list of names in a table. If there is a match it should return a
associated text to the matched name from the table. If no match it should
just leave the cell blank. Thanks in advance

Jonas

Help with formula: finding text
 

Hi
=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!A:B,2,FALSE)
--
Please click "yes" if this post helped you!

Greatly appreciated

Eva


"Jonas Ornborg" wrote:

Hi,
I would like to ask for help with a formula for comparing name in a cell
with a list of names in a table. If there is a match it should return a
associated text to the matched name from the table. If no match it should
just leave the cell blank. Thanks in advance

Jonas

Help with formula: finding text
 

VLOOKUP?

See help for instructions on use.

Basic formula to return a match or leave cell blank.

=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(cell,table,colindex,FALSE)),"",VL OOKUP(cell,table,colindex,FALSE))


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:13:02 -0700, Jonas Ornborg <Jonas
wrote:

Hi,
I would like to ask for help with a formula for comparing name in a cell
with a list of names in a table. If there is a match it should return a
associated text to the matched name from the table. If no match it should
just leave the cell blank. Thanks in advance

Jonas

Help with formula: finding text
 

Hi, Thanks but I tend to get "Missing" (or "Saknas" in Swedish) in some cell
which should not be (i.e. there should be a match).
Jonas

"Eva" skrev:

Hi
=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!A:B,2,FALSE)
--
Please click "yes" if this post helped you!

Greatly appreciated

Eva


"Jonas Ornborg" wrote:

Hi,
I would like to ask for help with a formula for comparing name in a cell
with a list of names in a table. If there is a match it should return a
associated text to the matched name from the table. If no match it should
just leave the cell blank. Thanks in advance

Jonas

Help with formula: finding text
 

Extra spaces in the cells?


Gord

On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:33:01 -0700, Jonas Ornborg
wrote:

Hi, Thanks but I tend to get "Missing" (or "Saknas" in Swedish) in some cell
which should not be (i.e. there should be a match).
Jonas

"Eva" skrev:

Hi
=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!A:B,2,FALSE)
--
Please click "yes" if this post helped you!

Greatly appreciated

Eva


"Jonas Ornborg" wrote:

Hi,
I would like to ask for help with a formula for comparing name in a cell
with a list of names in a table. If there is a match it should return a
associated text to the matched name from the table. If no match it should
just leave the cell blank. Thanks in advance

Jonas