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    Question searching in a list and transposing it into another list

    I am trying to create a formula to do the following. On sheet 1, I have a huge data table. One of the columns contains a "Group" drop down list where someone will specify A, B, or C. In the next column, it will specify a name. These are all unique values.

    Name Group
    Bob A
    Jenny B
    Vicky B
    Joe C
    Kelly A
    Anne C


    On a seperate sheet I need to list out who is all in which group dynamically (if the first sheet changes, which it will frequently, I need the next tab to update). The groups are across the top, and the Names need to list down. For example, the result would be:

    A B C
    Bob Jenny Anne
    Kelly Vicky

    I don't know how many names are going to be in each group, and they won't be listed one after the other. I tried variations of VLOOKUPs and MATCHES but nothing gets me the list I need.

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    Re: searching in a list and transposing it into another list

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    Re: searching in a list and transposing it into another list

    Where did Joe go?
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    Re: searching in a list and transposing it into another list

    a formulaic approach:
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    CSE, aka Array aka { }, formulae are confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER.
    Replace commas ( , ) with semicolons ( ; ) in formulae, if your locale setting demands.
    All good ideas are courtesy resources from this forum as well as others around the web.
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    Re: searching in a list and transposing it into another list

    I would like to be able to do this with a formula, but when I recreate your formula in my spreadsheet, it's not working. It's most likely becuase I don't understand the formula and am missing something. Can you walk me through what each piece is doing?

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