Adding numbers once

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SCPCP - Oct 29, 2010 at 02:12 PM
TrowaD Posts 2921 Registration date Sunday September 12, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen December 27, 2022 - Nov 4, 2010 at 10:21 AM
Hello,


Hello,
On one sheet I have names and next to the names I have numbers. On the second sheet I have a list of names with the corresponding numbers in sheet one. What I am trying to do is to only have to put the number in once on sheet one. Below is my example. Thank you to anyone that helps.
Sheet 1
Tom 3 6 8
Jill 2 7 4
Henry 1 0 9
Bob 7 5 3

Sheet 2
Bob 7 5 3
Henry 1 0 9
Jill 2 7 4
Tom 3 6 8

Andy

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RayH Posts 122 Registration date Tuesday August 31, 2010 Status Contributor Last seen June 20, 2016 26
Oct 29, 2010 at 06:53 PM
Given your example, can you supply an expected outcome?
It would help to formulate an answer.
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Once I put the number in sheet one I want that number to go to sheet two with the correct name. So I only have to enter the number once.

Thanks
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TrowaD Posts 2921 Registration date Sunday September 12, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen December 27, 2022 552
Nov 1, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Hi Andy,

The formula for sheet2's B1 you are looking for is:
=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!$A$1:$D$4,2,FALSE)

Then select B1 again and change A1 into $A$1 like:
=VLOOKUP($A$1,Sheet1!$A$1:$D$4,2,FALSE)
Now drag B1 right till D1.

Change the formula of B1 back to:
=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!$A$1:$D$4,2,FALSE)

Select C1 and change formula in:
=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!$A$1:$D$4,3,FALSE)

Select D1 and change formula in:
=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!$A$1:$D$4,4,FALSE)

Now select B1:D1 and drag it down till B4:D4 and you are done.

You can put $ signs manually or use F4 to cycle through the different notifications.

Best regards,
Trowa
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Thank you TrowaD

However I am running into a problem and I think I made a mistake in my example. I can get the first number to populate however after that I get this error message"#REF!". The new example is below
Sheet 1
Bob 1
Jill 2
Paul 3
Frank 4
Jill 5
Paul 6
Frank 7
Bob 8
Paul 9
Frank 0
Bob 9
Jill 8
Frank 7
Bob 6
Jill 5
Paul 4

Sheet 2
Bob 1 8 9 6
Jill 2 5 8 5
Paul 3 6 9 4
Frank 4 7 0 7
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TrowaD Posts 2921 Registration date Sunday September 12, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen December 27, 2022 552
Nov 4, 2010 at 10:21 AM
Sorry Andy, I don't know a solution for this setup.

Once you need the data on sheet2, you could sort the data on sheet1 and then transpose it to sheet2, but that isn't what you aksed for.

Good luck finding a solution.

Best regards,
Trowa
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