Returning a cell address from a look up table

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1. Make sure that your sample data are REPRESENTATIVE of your real data. The use of unrepresentative data is very frustrating and can lead to long delays in reaching a solution.

2. Make sure that your desired solution is also shown (mock up the results manually).

3. Make sure that all confidential information is removed first!!

4. Try to avoid using merged cells. They cause lots of problems!

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Use this array formu;la in Sheet 1, F2, copied across and down:

=ADDRESS(MAX(IF(Sheet2!$A$1:$B$5=D2,ROW(Sheet2!$A$1:$B$5))),MAX(IF(Sheet2!$A$1:$B$5=D2,COLUMN(Sheet2!$A$1:$B$5))),4,,"Sheet2")

Array Formulae are a little different from ordinary formulae in that they MUST be confirmed by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to activate the array, not just ENTER.

You will know the array is active when you see curly brackets { } - or "curly braces" for those of you in the USA, or "flower brackets" for those of you in India - appear around the outside of your formula. If you do not use CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER you will (almost always) get an error message or an incorrect answer. Press F2 on that cell and try again.

Don't type the curly brackets yourself - it won't work...

Another way in F2:G6 is this non-array formula.

Formula:

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