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    Trying to lookup multiple entries in very large column using Vlookup

    Hi, if anyone could help with a formula it would be greatly appreciated.
    I need to extract data from a huge list of English words onto a smaller list of words.
    The problem I have is that many of the words appear more than once on the big list with different attributes. For example, the word "still" appears four times as an adjective, a noun, a verb and an adverb. I need to be able to extract the data for each instance the words appear. Most appear once, many twice and a few three or more times.
    I have a workbook with two sheets in. In the first sheet I have 60024 rows of data. Column A is the words and the other columns are the associated data. In the second sheet I have 3357 rows. Column A is the words, the next column is the word frequency and the final column is the word type. The problem I have with using Vlookup is that it only returns the first result of the words in the big list.

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    Re: Trying to lookup multiple entries in very large column using Vlookup

    Something like this, maybe (array formula, entered with CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER). Not sure how it will react to a HUGE sheet, though!
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    Re: Trying to lookup multiple entries in very large column using Vlookup

    Hi,

    Pivot Table would be an easier option. Otherwise you may have to use an array formula.

    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ex...001226038.aspx

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    Re: Trying to lookup multiple entries in very large column using Vlookup

    Go with that one first. Try the Pivot Table... likely to be quicker...

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