Help with VLOOKUP function to retrieve values from another page

[bagel]

Hi,

I have 2 worksheets, sheet1 and sheet2.

On sheet 1, I have 3 columns:

Document Type (2 numbers.... 01, 02, 10, 20, etc...)
English Name (English description of the document type)
French Name (French description of the document type)

On sheet 2, also have those 3 columns... but, I'd like to be able to type 02, 10, 20 etc into the Document Type column and have excel retrieve the english and french name from sheet 1 so I don't have to type them all in manually, or copy them one by one.

Just wondering if anyone can tell me what function to use?

Thanks!

[Rahul Nagar]

Hi,

You can use IF or Vlookup function for the same.
attach some sample file.

[brokenbiscuits]

Assuming you have headers, on Sheet2!B2, use the following:

=VLOOKUP($A2,Sheet1!$A:$C,2,false)

In C2, use the same except using "3,false" instead of "2,false"

Alternatively, a possibly better but more complex formula incorporates the INDEX and MATCH functions:

B2:
=INDEX(Sheet1!$A:$C,MATCH($A2,Sheet1!$A:$A,0),MATCH(B$1,Sheet1!$1:$1,0))

This formula is better if you have a larger number of columns as you can drag this over a few columns without having to amend the formula. But this assumes that you have column headers which match on both sheets.

Finally, one of the forum rules is to title your thread with something that accurately describes your problem. This enables people with similar problems to search the forum and find answers more easily.

[nawas]

Assume your values are in column A,B&C (Doc Type, Eng & French) respectively in both sheets,
then in sheet2 type the fomula;
in cell B2 =VLOOKUP(A2,Sheet1!A:B,2,0)
in cell C2 =VLOOKUP(A2,Sheet1!A:C,3,0)

Thanks

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[bagel]

I looked at my post again and I just wanted to add some more detail in case it helps

I have one sheet called 'Sheet1'

On this sheet, I have 3 columns: Document Type Code, English Description, French Description

Example:

Code English Name French Name

01 Accounts Payable Comptes créditeurs
12 Invoice Facture

On sheet 2, I will need to manually type in the Document Type Code.. depending on what code I type in, it will retrieve the english and french description of that code from sheet 1 and populate it in sheet 2.

I will need to type in the document code manually in sheet 2

Thanks

[bagel]

Thanks everyone for your help I really appreciate it, I got it to work.. it definitely was VLOOKUP.

[hany_c_v]

Hi,

I have 2 worksheets, sheet1 and sheet2.

On sheet 1, I have 3 columns:

Document Type (2 numbers.... 01, 02, 10, 20, etc...)
English Name (English description of the document type)
French Name (French description of the document type)

On sheet 2, also have those 3 columns... but, I'd like to be able to type 02, 10, 20 etc into the Document Type column and have excel retrieve the english and french name from sheet 1 so I don't have to type them all in manually, or copy them one by one.

Just wondering if anyone can tell me what function to use?

Thanks!

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video link

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[bagel]

Hey hany_c_v,

I can't believe you made a video with my question, it was really well done. I really appreciate it!!!!

Thanks very much