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    Find certain word, copy and paste cell in previous row if previous row is blank

    I need help with a macro. I want to do a search for a particular word in a certain column, then if the previous column is blank, copy and paste it.

    This example, if column C contains the word dog anywhere AND column B cell preceding it is blank, copy and paste the cell into the previous column. If column B contains any info, do nothing.

    The dashes are BLANK spaces to keep the columns matched up

    Start With:
    A ---- B ---- C
    Test -------- The Dog is happy
    Test - Five - The dog has a bone
    Test -------- The cat is sad

    Changes to:
    A ---- B ----------------- C
    Test - The Dog is happy -- The Dog is happy
    Test - Five --------------- The dog has a bone
    Test ---------------------- The cat is sad
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    Re: Find certain word, copy and paste cell in previous row if previous row is blank

    Hi Steven. Try:
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    Re: Find certain word, copy and paste cell in previous row if previous row is blank

    How would I add additional words to the search?

    So instead of just dog, I can add other words in the future? Like bird, cow, etc. but keeping the column and everything else the same

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    Re: Find certain word, copy and paste cell in previous row if previous row is blank

    You can add the additional words to the following line by using 'Or'.
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    For example, if you want to also search for "bird" and "cow", the code would look like this:
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