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  1. 03-26-2011, 09:01 AM #1
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    return text from a range

    Hi,

    I am looking for a formula using which returns the only text from a range. For example if the range I am interested in is column A of a worksheet, then if I type "apple" in any row of that column, this formula should return "apple". The rest of the rows in that column will be blank. Can anyone help me with this?

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    Re: return text from a range

    =lookup(rept("z",255),a:a)
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    Re: return text from a range

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    Re: return text from a range

    Or =IF(ISNA(LOOKUP("APPLE",List)),"",LOOKUP("APPLE",List))
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