I have two different work sheets in excel with the same headings in in all the row 1 cells(a1 = id, b1 = name, c1 = price). My question is, is there a way to import data(like the name) from 1 worksheet to the other where the "id" is the same in both worksheets.
eg.
sheet 1 sheet2
ID Name Price ID Name Price
xyz Bag 20 abc 15
abc jacket 15 xyz 20
So is there a way to add the "Name" in sheet 1 the "Name" in sheet 2 where the "ID" in sheet 1 = "ID" in sheet 2?
Without coping and pasting of course Thanks
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Saw this thread while looking for something else and I know it is super old, but I wanted to add my 2 cents.
NEVER USE VLOOKUP. It's one of the worst performing formulas in excel. Use index match instead. It even works without sorting data, unless you have a -1 or 1 in the end of the match formula (explained more below)
Here is a link with the appropriate formulas.
The Sheet 2 formula would be this: =IF(A2="","",INDEX(Sheet1!B:B,MATCH($A2,Sheet1!$A:$A,0)))
More information on the Index/Match formula
Other fun facts: $ means absolute in a formula. So if you specify $B$1 when filling a formula down or over keeps that same value. If you over $B1, the B remains the same across the formula, but if you fill down, the 1 increases with the row count. Likewise, if you used B$1, filling to the right will increment the B, but keep the reference of row 1.
I also included the use of indirect in the second section. What indirect does is allow you to use the text of another cell in a formula. Since I created a named range sheet1!A:A = ID, sheet1!B:B = Name, and sheet1!C:C=Price, I can use the column name to have the exact same formula, but it uses the column heading to change the search criteria.
Good luck! Hope this helps.
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