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Francesco595
Copper Contributor
Mar 25, 2020

Transferring content from sheet1 to sheet2

Hi all,

I believe this is a simple one.

 

Sheet1

2 columns: column A contains text cells, column B contains info on the category of the text in A.

 

I need to transfer/copy into Sheet2 all the cells from column A which belong to two categories only.

 

Can it be done automatically, with either formulas (better) or macros?

 

Thank you.

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  • mathetes's avatar
    mathetes
    Silver Contributor

    Francesco595 

     

    Well, there may be a more efficient way, but with a "Helper" column to identify the WHITE or RED categories in your first table, this FILTER function worked. See the attached file

    =FILTER(Foglio1!A2:B35,Foglio1!C2:C35="Y")

    • Francesco595's avatar
      Francesco595
      Copper Contributor

      Thank you very much mathetes .

      It appears that the FILTER function is not available on my Excel version (Home 2019)!

      • mathetes's avatar
        mathetes
        Silver Contributor

        Francesco595 

         

        Hmm...I'm on Excel at home; here's the product info ...

        So then, you might just use the ability that's more longstanding, on the Data tab, to Filter. Put your cursor in one of the cells in your table and select Filter (you'll see it there on the right in the screen capture below). Once that has appeared, you can select the criteria you want by clicking on the little caret in the column heading and selecting the red and white categories, as I've done in the second image

         

        after which you can copy and paste.

  • mathetes's avatar
    mathetes
    Silver Contributor

    Francesco595 

     

    The FILTER function can do it. I've been able to make it work with your data on one category at a time; I've not yet been able to incorporate an OR that would enable it to do both categories---but I'll keep trying.

    Here's the formula: =FILTER(Foglio1!A2:B35,Foglio1!B2:B35="WHITE")

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