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Searching an Alphabetized list for data, then RESORT
I have a list of NFL teams in column A (alphabetized) with their rating in
column B: 1 COL B COL C 2 3 Balt 10 4 Chicago 8 5 Cleve 13 6 Dallas 17 7 Denver 9 8 Green Bay 15 etc., etc. I wish to search for the entire 32 teams (columns 3 thru 34, column B) for a team name, then insert its rating (col. C) into a new list. For example, on another spreadsheet I have the weekly schedule. In row 4 I have: col A col B col C col D col E 4 Balt. Green Bay ??? ??? I wish to insert the teams' rating into column D (for Balt) and column E (for Green Bay). [in other words, a 10 and a 15] How is this done??? I believe it is some type of array look-up routine...search for the match, then enter the data. Please advise. FL KULCHAR please also notify THANK YOU |
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Use Excel's vlookup function.
In cell D4 (where you want the 10 returned): =vlookup(b4,Sheet1!B:C,2,false) and in E4: =vlookup(c4,Sheet1!B:C,2,false) (You may need to change the Sheet1 reference if the name of your first worksheet is different and/or it's in a different workbook). As you're entering the formula, the easiest way to create the cell references will be just to click to select columns B and C from your first worksheet. One caveat: you'll want to use the exact same team names (ex Balt vs Balt.) in both worksheets. "FLKULCHAR" wrote: I have a list of NFL teams in column A (alphabetized) with their rating in column B: 1 COL B COL C 2 3 Balt 10 4 Chicago 8 5 Cleve 13 6 Dallas 17 7 Denver 9 8 Green Bay 15 etc., etc. I wish to search for the entire 32 teams (columns 3 thru 34, column B) for a team name, then insert its rating (col. C) into a new list. For example, on another spreadsheet I have the weekly schedule. In row 4 I have: col A col B col C col D col E 4 Balt. Green Bay ??? ??? I wish to insert the teams' rating into column D (for Balt) and column E (for Green Bay). [in other words, a 10 and a 15] How is this done??? I believe it is some type of array look-up routine...search for the match, then enter the data. Please advise. FL KULCHAR please also notify THANK YOU |
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I keep getting a #REF error, and I do not understand why?
pls help...we are almost there "bpeltzer" wrote: Use Excel's vlookup function. In cell D4 (where you want the 10 returned): =vlookup(b4,Sheet1!B:C,2,false) and in E4: =vlookup(c4,Sheet1!B:C,2,false) (You may need to change the Sheet1 reference if the name of your first worksheet is different and/or it's in a different workbook). As you're entering the formula, the easiest way to create the cell references will be just to click to select columns B and C from your first worksheet. One caveat: you'll want to use the exact same team names (ex Balt vs Balt.) in both worksheets. "FLKULCHAR" wrote: I have a list of NFL teams in column A (alphabetized) with their rating in column B: 1 COL B COL C 2 3 Balt 10 4 Chicago 8 5 Cleve 13 6 Dallas 17 7 Denver 9 8 Green Bay 15 etc., etc. I wish to search for the entire 32 teams (columns 3 thru 34, column B) for a team name, then insert its rating (col. C) into a new list. For example, on another spreadsheet I have the weekly schedule. In row 4 I have: col A col B col C col D col E 4 Balt. Green Bay ??? ??? I wish to insert the teams' rating into column D (for Balt) and column E (for Green Bay). [in other words, a 10 and a 15] How is this done??? I believe it is some type of array look-up routine...search for the match, then enter the data. Please advise. FL KULCHAR please also notify THANK YOU |
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Never Mind...your rsvp is PERFECT,,,
thank you very much...you have helped me immeasurably! FLK "bpeltzer" wrote: Use Excel's vlookup function. In cell D4 (where you want the 10 returned): =vlookup(b4,Sheet1!B:C,2,false) and in E4: =vlookup(c4,Sheet1!B:C,2,false) (You may need to change the Sheet1 reference if the name of your first worksheet is different and/or it's in a different workbook). As you're entering the formula, the easiest way to create the cell references will be just to click to select columns B and C from your first worksheet. One caveat: you'll want to use the exact same team names (ex Balt vs Balt.) in both worksheets. "FLKULCHAR" wrote: I have a list of NFL teams in column A (alphabetized) with their rating in column B: 1 COL B COL C 2 3 Balt 10 4 Chicago 8 5 Cleve 13 6 Dallas 17 7 Denver 9 8 Green Bay 15 etc., etc. I wish to search for the entire 32 teams (columns 3 thru 34, column B) for a team name, then insert its rating (col. C) into a new list. For example, on another spreadsheet I have the weekly schedule. In row 4 I have: col A col B col C col D col E 4 Balt. Green Bay ??? ??? I wish to insert the teams' rating into column D (for Balt) and column E (for Green Bay). [in other words, a 10 and a 15] How is this done??? I believe it is some type of array look-up routine...search for the match, then enter the data. Please advise. FL KULCHAR please also notify THANK YOU |
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Can you paste the formula that's generating the #REF? Also tell us what cell
the formula is in, and where your source data (the table with each team's rating) is located -- workbook name, worksheet name and cell range. Usually, the #REF comes about when the 'column index' in the vlookup is greater than the number of columns in your 'table array'. Ex: if your table array is B:C (two columns) and your column index is 3, you'd get the #REF. "FLKULCHAR" wrote: I keep getting a #REF error, and I do not understand why? pls help...we are almost there "bpeltzer" wrote: Use Excel's vlookup function. In cell D4 (where you want the 10 returned): =vlookup(b4,Sheet1!B:C,2,false) and in E4: =vlookup(c4,Sheet1!B:C,2,false) (You may need to change the Sheet1 reference if the name of your first worksheet is different and/or it's in a different workbook). As you're entering the formula, the easiest way to create the cell references will be just to click to select columns B and C from your first worksheet. One caveat: you'll want to use the exact same team names (ex Balt vs Balt.) in both worksheets. "FLKULCHAR" wrote: I have a list of NFL teams in column A (alphabetized) with their rating in column B: 1 COL B COL C 2 3 Balt 10 4 Chicago 8 5 Cleve 13 6 Dallas 17 7 Denver 9 8 Green Bay 15 etc., etc. I wish to search for the entire 32 teams (columns 3 thru 34, column B) for a team name, then insert its rating (col. C) into a new list. For example, on another spreadsheet I have the weekly schedule. In row 4 I have: col A col B col C col D col E 4 Balt. Green Bay ??? ??? I wish to insert the teams' rating into column D (for Balt) and column E (for Green Bay). [in other words, a 10 and a 15] How is this done??? I believe it is some type of array look-up routine...search for the match, then enter the data. Please advise. FL KULCHAR please also notify THANK YOU |
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