Lookup multiple returns

[blackbobb12]

So i know how to vlookup for a single return, but that's not really helping me want i want to do. I'd like to return a vertical array that lists every name that met a specified criteria. So for instance you are planning a banquet and you want to know the names of people that chose a certain meal.

Name Food Choice
Mrs. Red A
Mr Brown B
Mrs. Blue A
Mr. Green A
Mrs. White C
Mr. Black C
Mrs. Pink B
Mr. Purple A

So what formula do i use to make a name list of the people who chose A? If i do VLOOKUP("A", A2:B8, 1). That's not going to return each name in a list...any help? Thanks!

[Glenn Kennedy]

Array enter this formula in E2:

=IFERROR(INDEX(A:A,SMALL(IF($B$2:$B$9="A",ROW($B$2:$B$9)),ROWS(E$2:E2))),"")

Array Formulae are a little different from ordinary formulae in that they MUST be confirmed in the FIRST CELL ONLY by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to activate the array, not just ENTER. After that, the array can be dragged down as normal, to cover the desired range.

You will know the array is active when you see curly brackets { } - or "curly braces" for those of you in the USA, or "flower brackets" for those of you in India - appear around the outside of your formula. If you do not use CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER you will (almost always) get an error message or an incorrect answer. Press F2 on that cell and try again.

Don't type the curly brackets yourself - it won't work...

[avk]

suppose your data (from 2 row) in column "A" "B" "C"
In column "D2" mentioned criteria as : A
In column "E2" formula :

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copy paste down till blank.
This is array formula hence [SHIFT+CTRL+ENTER]