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    Smart Sort, Single To Multiple Columns

    Good Morning,

    I have a list of data that will be imported from a source which will give me a list of names (column A on example) and a grouping (column B on example).

    I need some form of sort that will interrogate column B and then put the corresponding item in column A into the correct unique column headed by grouping (D1-J8 on example).

    If these could also be alphabetically sorted that would be a bonus.

    Any and all help appreciated.

    Thanks, Ed.
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    Re: Smart Sort, Single To Multiple Columns

    In D4:

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    Indexing alphabetically may well require a helper column.
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    Re: Smart Sort, Single To Multiple Columns

    Ali,

    Thanks, I've tried this and it doesn't quite work unfortunately. It returns the correct first result in each destination column but then seems to apportion the others randomly.

    Ed

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    Sorry! Slight error. Try this instead:

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    Re: Smart Sort, Single To Multiple Columns

    Ali,

    Brilliant, thanks.

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    Re: Smart Sort, Single To Multiple Columns

    You are welcome!

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