Displaying Specific Text in Cell Based on Text in Another

**wowcrofty** · 07-29-2012, 09:25 AM

Hey all,

I have an interesting scenario which has gotten me completely clueless on how to solve. The Excel sheet I am creating is a form used for customer and event information for my DJ business. A cell (let us say A1 for this example) has one of the following three text strings entered into it: "Basic DJ", "Full DJ", or "Complete DJ". Cell "B1" will in turn display a fixed numeric cost, the value of which is determined by the text that was entered in "A1" ($125, $325, $450). Is it possible to do this? Can it be done in a single formula, or would I have to use several "dummy" cells to hold intermediate values and divide the formula into pieces? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

**Ace_XL** · 07-29-2012, 09:30 AM

try

= LOOKUP(A1,{"Basic DJ","Complete DJ","Full DJ"},{125,450,325}) and format cell as _($* #,##0_);_($* (#,##0);_($* "-"??_);_(@_)

**jason.b75** · 07-29-2012, 09:32 AM

How about

=IF(A1<>"",lookup(A1,{"Basic DJ","Complete DJ","Full DJ"},{125,450,325}),"")

Format as currency.

**wowcrofty** · 07-29-2012, 09:36 AM

That worked perfectly. Thank you very much!

**jason.b75** · 07-29-2012, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by wowcrofty

That worked perfectly. Thank you very much!

You're welcome, not sure which you used but in case you didn't test all 3 strings, the formula in post #2 gives the wrong amount for Complete DJ. ** the formula has been edited, both now give the correct results **

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**Cutter** · 07-29-2012, 12:11 PM

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