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Old April 16th, 2010, 03:45 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
Giselle
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I have two different workbook with different data in each one except for the
social security that might be in both workbook. I want to order excel that
whenever they find in the workbook 2 any social security that exist in
workbook 1 they trnslate the data to the workbook 1.
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Old April 16th, 2010, 03:56 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
ozgrid.com
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VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH. Write the Formula in Book2 and then Cut and move to
Book1.

http://www.ozgrid.com/Excel/excel-vlookup-formula.htm
http://www.ozgrid.com/Excel/left-lookup.htm



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I have two different workbook with different data in each one except for
the
social security that might be in both workbook. I want to order excel that
whenever they find in the workbook 2 any social security that exist in
workbook 1 they trnslate the data to the workbook 1.


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Old April 16th, 2010, 12:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
Dave Peterson
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Sounds like a perfect chance to learn about =vlookup() or =index(match()).

Debra Dalgleish has lots of notes:
http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions02.html (for =vlookup())
and
http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions03.html (for =index(match()))
and
http://contextures.com/xlFunctions02.html#Trouble

Giselle wrote:

I have two different workbook with different data in each one except for the
social security that might be in both workbook. I want to order excel that
whenever they find in the workbook 2 any social security that exist in
workbook 1 they trnslate the data to the workbook 1.


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