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Matching lists of keywords

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    Matching lists of keywords

    Hi i have two lists of keywords

    So keyword list 1:
    dog
    cat
    mouse
    monkey
    rabbit

    Keyword list 2:
    cat
    monkey
    rabbit
    elephant

    I want to match the keywords (from keyword list 2) with the exact keywords from keyword list 1 for every row, so it would look like:

    Keyword list 1 Keyword list 2
    cat cat
    monkey monkey

    I can't sort them by alphabetical order since some keywords are not in both columns e.g. elephant

    Another important thing
    Keyword list 1 and keyword list 2 have different data attached

    For example
    Keyword list 1 has the following columns - keywords, competition score, unique score
    While
    Keyword list 2 has - keywords, keyword volume, cpc

    How can i automatically do this, without needing to it manually (i have a very large list of keywords)


    Regards,
    Chris
    Last edited by ccastell88; 11-11-2012 at 08:22 AM.

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    Re: Matching lists of keywords

    Try something on these lines

    =IFERROR(INDEX(List2,MATCH(A1,List2,0)),"")

    Adjust ranges accordingly
    Last edited by Ace_XL; 11-11-2012 at 08:26 AM.
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    Re: Matching lists of keywords

    hi Chris. assuming Keyword list 1 is in A1:A5 & Keyword list 2 is in E1:E4, try:
    =IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A1,$E$1:$E$4,1,0)),"",VLOOKUP(A1,$E$1:$E$4,1,0))

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    Re: Matching lists of keywords

    Do you want the non-match items removed from both lists??
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