Search for text in a cell from a lookup table and return that text when a match is made

Hi there

Newby here with moderate excel skills, slowly going mad over a project I really please need help with! I have searched this forum and Google with no luck.

I have a XLS with 20,000+ rows and I need to check if words match a table of 200+ options. If there is an exact match with the the table I need to return the match data.

I have attached a the XLS with an extract of the data set and the desired results

Ideally I would like to avoid going down an array path if possible but if it is the only solution that's ok.

Any help would be much appreciated, my sanity is at stake!

Cheers Paul

Welcome to the forum!

Unfortunately, it is far from clear what you are trying to do here.

Will you please attach a sample Excel workbook? We are not able to work with or manipulate a picture of one and nobody wants to have to recreate your data from scratch.

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 results are also shown (mock up the results manually).

3. Make sure that all confidential data is removed or replaced with dummy data first (e.g. names, addresses, E-mails, etc.).

4. Try to avoid using merged cells as they cause lots of problems.

Unfortunately the attachment icon doesn't work at the moment, so to attach an Excel file you have to do the following: just before posting, scroll down to Go Advanced and then scroll down to Manage Attachments. Now follow the instructions at the top of that screen.

Please pay particular attention to point 2 (above): without an idea of your intended outcomes, it is often very difficult to offer appropriate advice.

Try this formula.

Formula:

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Thanks for the assistance ALIGW (love the user name!)

Glad you like it. It's just my name and initials, though - nothing related to any of Sacha Baron Cohen's alter egos.

No offence taken!

It was Dave who gave you the solution, though, not me.

If that takes care of your original question, please select Thread Tools from the menu link above and mark this thread as SOLVED. Thanks.