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Look-ups

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RE: Look-ups

Make sure your list is set up nicely.

VLookup can't look left, so if you have a list containing first name, last name, telephone number and userID in that order and you will be doing a VLookup to return the last name based on the userID, you'll have to have the userID more to the left than the last name, if you get my drift..

So your list should be userID, first name, last name, telephone number now.

Otherwise you will be looking at using the index() and match() formulae together as array entered formulae (don't ask!), which is difficult to enter these formulae and clogs up your system a fair bit too.

Hope this helps

Paul

 

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Shortcuts for working with named ranges in Excel

If you are working with or creating named ranges in your spreadsheets, then you may find the following shortcut keys useful.

- Bring up the Define Names dialogue box on screen by using Ctrl + F3 (instead of going to Insert - Names).

- Create Names from labels you have entered into the spreadsheet by highlighting the labels and related figures, then hold down Shift + Ctrl + F3. You can then choose to create names from the top or bottom rows, or left or right columns.

- Go directly to a named range by hitting the F5 key. The Go To dialogue box will open and display any named ranges in the spreadsheet. Simply select the named range to navigate to it in the spreadsheet.

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