formulas - Excel - If cell contains string or numbers, insert another string next to it? -
i'm wondering if it's possible in excel:
let's have columns a, b, , c.
column c contains numbers, example, 234 or 590
i want "apple" added column d if 234 appears in column c in cell left of it. want "orange" added column d if 590 appears in column c in cell left of it.
if possible... i'm wondering if can take 1 step further:
let's in tab in same spreadsheet, have column number , column string corresponding each number (ex: 234 = apple, 590 = orange, 300 = pear). there way me tell excel, "if number in cell in 1 spreadsheet matches number in cell in spreadsheet, insert string next cell in other spreadsheet current spreadsheet next cell containing same number."
that might sound confusing... here example:
spreadsheet 1 has 3 columns formatted this:
3/5 | apple | 500 3/7 | pear | 200 3/9 | banana | 100
spreadsheet 2 has following columns:
500 | super cool 250 | cool 200 | cool 150 | little cool 100 | warm
i want add column in spreadsheet 1 next each number containing corresponding string. becomes:
3/5 | apple | 500 | super cool 3/7 | pear | 200 | cool 3/9 | banana | 100 | warm
does make sense? let me know if need clarification , if me out.
thanks!
you don't need vba this. simple lookup
formula work. use formula wizard - click formulas, lookup , reference
, , follow prompts provide input.
for instance, given following data:
b 1 pear 500 2 apple 700 3 banana 600
and following lookup table:
j k 1 500 cool 2 600 cool 3 700 super cool
insert following formula cell c1
=lookup(b1, j1:j3, k1:k3)
and copy c2
, c3
b c 1 pear 500 cool 2 apple 700 super cool 3 banana 600 cool
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