Re: Lookup data



Do Columns B, D, and F contain numerical values? If so, try...

=SUMIF(A1:E100,G1,B1:F100)

OR

=SUMIF(A:E,G1,B:F)

....where G1 contains your lookup value. Adjust the ranges accordingly.

Hope this helps!

In article <#uVRDMxTFHA.2172@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Tosca" <no-spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello everyone
>
> I have Excel 2003 and a grid of data. Columns A, C and E contain unique
> data (one instance of each data value in each column and within the whole
> grid) and the data in each of the columns is sorted alpha-numerically (A & B
> relate to each other as do C & D and E & F). I need to be able to lookup a
> particular value in the whole grid and return the contents of the cell
> immediately to the right of the cell that matches the data. The match will
> be exact. I had thought about using VLOOKUP but that can't be used to refer
> to the whole grid of data (so far as I'm aware) - it would have to refer to
> data contained in columns A & B or C & D or E & F. The data that is being
> sought may be in any of these columns and this is out of my control.
>
> I'm sure that this is simple - but it's beyond me! How can I perform this
> lookup?
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
.



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