I’m trying to get my hands on a solution that will help me to compare each of the values of the cells in column A and D, and if there is a match add the value from column B to respective cell in column E.
I’ve tried some Index(match)-functions but I can’t really get it to work.
Any ideas? Really appreciate it!
Best regards
VLOOKUP() Solution
In cell E1 =IFERROR(VLOOKUP(D1, A:B, 2, 0),"No Match") and drop equation down as needed.
INDEX(MATCH()) Solution
In cell E1 =INDEX($B$1:$B$6,MATCH(D1,$A$1:$A$6,0)) and drop equation down as needed.
The VLOOKUP us using the entire column as the lookup range, although it will stop calculating once the first match is found. If your data is constantly expanding, this will always include the data range. The INDEX(MATCH) is using a locked cell reference. So, if the data expands to more rows, the equation will need to be altered (manually or by some other means like Named Range or OFFSET). You can easily make either solution search entire columns or use locked cell references.
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