two columns of company names - need to take company name in right column and
see if it matches upu in the lcolun ( list of company names) to the left
two columns of company names - need to take company name in right column and
see if it matches upu in the lcolun ( list of company names) to the left
If your lists are in columns B and C then in A1 copied down
=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(B1,C:C,0)),"Match","")
There are numebs and text in the names
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> If your lists are in columns B and C then in A1 copied down
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> =IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(B1,C:C,0)),"Match","")
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So to clarify the list in column C has thousands of different company names
and I am trying to see if that name is in column B which has hundreds of names
"daddylonglegs" wrote:
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> If your lists are in columns B and C then in A1 copied down
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> =IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(B1,C:C,0)),"Match","")
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That formula should work for you.
It needs to go in A1 then you can fill down as far as the names go in column B
(should be able to do that automatically - put formula in A1 then put cursor on bottom right of A1 until you see a black +. This is the "fill handle". Still on bottom right corner with + visible double click to fill formula down)
Don't be put off by the "ISNUMBER" part. It doesn't matter whether your data is text or numeric - what this checks is if the result of the MATCH function is a number or not, if it is you have a match, otherwise you don't.
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