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ResolvedVersion 2013

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V LOOKUP I think?

spreadsheet X has a list of numbered projects.
The project numbers are in column D.
spreadsheet Y is a list of built projects, also numbered in column A.
I want to populate column AE of spreadsheet X with the word "built" for all the projects listed on spreadsheet Y.
How do I do this please?

RE: V LOOKUP I think?

Hi Liz,

Thank you for the forum question.

Yes you will need a Vlookup but also a If function.

In Column AE on sheet x type:

=If(Vlookup(D2,spreadsheety!a2:a200,1,0)="#NA","","Build")

You will need to amend the functions above. In the first cell where you want to use the function on sheet X. I do not know if your list starts from D2. If not you have to change D2 in the formula. The second argument in the Vlookup is the range where you have the numbers you want to lookup in sheet Y. Select all the numbers in column A.




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Mon 10 Jul 2017: Automatically marked as resolved.

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