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excel spreadsheey formula using look and if

Ms-Pacman
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Are there any excel geniuses on here?
I am trying to find the right formula to get a column in 1 spreadsheet to look at 3 other spreadsheets and if it finds a certain bit of text entered, I then want it to put it in the 1st spreadsheet.
My main problem is that if it finds it in the same cell on more than 1 sheet it then missess an impotant bit of information i need.
its for 3 spreadsheets listing actions for more than 1 person, and i want the 3th one to pull out actions belonging to 1 person.
Excel help is pretty rubbish!
I am trying to find the right formula to get a column in 1 spreadsheet to look at 3 other spreadsheets and if it finds a certain bit of text entered, I then want it to put it in the 1st spreadsheet.
My main problem is that if it finds it in the same cell on more than 1 sheet it then missess an impotant bit of information i need.
its for 3 spreadsheets listing actions for more than 1 person, and i want the 3th one to pull out actions belonging to 1 person.
Excel help is pretty rubbish!
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Can you post an example or PM it - I don't quite understand what you want to do.Charlie0
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Sounds like you need to use the VLOOKUP function....more details of layout/exactly what type of data would be useful.........Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple0 -
Or FIND or MATCH or ....????Charlie0
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