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kriswiberg - Mar 5, 2015 at 08:19 AM
 kriswiberg - Mar 17, 2015 at 04:46 AM
Hi..

I'm looking for a solution for a dilemma I'm in..
On sheet 1 I have a dropdown box in cell A1 and B1 is an emtpy cell.
On sheet 2 I have the same dropdown box in A1 followed by a cell in B1 which I can type hours, for example "2".
Is there a way to tell Excel, that if the same word is active in the dropdown menu, it will transfer the number "2" to the empty cell on sheet 1, B1..??
Thanks..

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TrowaD
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Mar 5, 2015 at 11:25 AM
Hi Kriswiberg,

Try the following formula in sheet1 cell B1:
=IF(A1=Sheet2!A1,Sheet2!B1,"")

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kriswiberg
Mar 5, 2015 at 12:51 PM
Weeee!!! Solved it!!
You were on the right track. I got an error message, but kept to your formula and ended up with this =IF(A1='Sheet2'!A1;'Sheet2'!B1;0)
That makes it count zero until the cells match :-D Thanks a lot!!!
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kriswiberg
Mar 6, 2015 at 02:23 AM
New question..
How can I expand this formula, so that for example, if I have another dropdown box on sheet2, A2, and I want excel to say that Sheet1, A1 should be equal with Sheet2, A1 OR Sheet2, A2..!?!?
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Mar 12, 2015 at 12:03 PM
Hi Kriswiberg,

Depending on your language you will have to use either , or ; as separator.

Your new formula would look like:
=IF(OR(A1=Sheet2!A1;A1=Sheet2!A2);Sheet2!B1;0)

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Mar 17, 2015 at 04:46 AM
Amazing! You just made my day!
Thanks a lot!!
Best regards
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