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ericcamingao01
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How to match a cell to a group of data and classify that to the classification of the group it belongs? Example: I need to match "John" in the list of students and once I find his name, it will ide...
  • HansVogelaar's avatar
    Nov 10, 2020

    ericcamingao01 

    Let's say you have a list of students and groups in A1:B100 of the worksheet Students:

     

    On another sheet, you enter a student name in cell A2.

    In B2, enter the formula

    =IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2, 'Students'!$A$2:$B$100, 2, FALSE), "-")

     

    This can be filled or copied down if required.

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