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    I'm currently working with my research about company listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange, I need a formula that will Auto input the next cell after i inputted a text in a cell before it in the same row... This sounds like a little bit complicated because my limited english ability, but heres my data sample looks like...

    A1
    MAYA
    MCOR
    MEGA
    NISP
    PNBN
    SDRA
    AGRO

    B1
    Bank Mayapada Internasional Tbk
    Bank Windu Kentjana International Tbk Tbk
    Bank Mega Tbk
    Bank OCBC NISP Tbk Tbk
    Bank Pan Indonesia Tbk
    Bank Himpunan Saudara 1906 Tbk
    Bank Agroniaga Tbk


    The problem are, i need to everytime I enter "MAYA" in the other worksheet or other row, then the cell next to it will automatically filled with "Bank Mayapada Internasional Tbk", this will save many hours of copy paste

    any help will be greatly appreciated...

    below you will find my workbook example...

    Sample Bank.xlsx

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    Re: Auto complete the next cell after inputted a text

    See if this is what you want to achieve.

    In yellow the formula.

    It is made with VLookup in combination with datavalidation in column A (and a defined name for the datavalidation).
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    Re: Auto complete the next cell after inputted a text

    thats more like it, is there any way that the abbreviation entered manually rather than picking it up through a drop down list? because there's a large data i supposed to enter, and it will be pain to picking it through a drop down
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    Re: Auto complete the next cell after inputted a text

    oeldere? where have you gone

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    Re: Auto complete the next cell after inputted a text

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    ???

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    Re: Auto complete the next cell after inputted a text

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    ???
    Is there any way that the abbreviation can be entered manually rather than picking it up through a drop down list? because there's a large data i supposed to enter, and it will be pain to picking it through a drop down...

    thanks for the reply

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    Re: Auto complete the next cell after inputted a text

    Yes it can, delete in the sheet the data-validation and type the abbreviation manualy.

    The formula stays the same.

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    Re: Auto complete the next cell after inputted a text

    No its not working... i cleared the data validation in the A column, and now everytime i type in A column, it will immediately turn to the full name of the bank, and the C column shown up as #N/A... perhaps we should adjust the formula?

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    Re: Auto complete the next cell after inputted a text

    Yes, it is working !!!

    Show the file and i changed it for you.

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