How to move values from one column to another based on matching values from other columns
Example of what I'm trying to do:
Hopefully the attached image helps you understand what I'm going for.
I have 2 massive Excel files, one with names & income in the column next to them and another with some of the same names associated with other information.
How can I go about merging these data sets using the names as a key?
microsoft-excel worksheet-function database merge
edited Dec 11 '18 at 11:15
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Example of what I'm trying to do:
Hopefully the attached image helps you understand what I'm going for.
I have 2 massive Excel files, one with names & income in the column next to them and another with some of the same names associated with other information.
How can I go about merging these data sets using the names as a key?
microsoft-excel worksheet-function database merge
edited Dec 11 '18 at 11:15
Mureinik
2,33761625
asked Dec 10 '18 at 21:03
LloydIrving
1
2
Use VLOOKUP, It iwll allow you to do that.
– Scott Craner
Dec 10 '18 at 21:05
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Example of what I'm trying to do:
Hopefully the attached image helps you understand what I'm going for.
I have 2 massive Excel files, one with names & income in the column next to them and another with some of the same names associated with other information.
How can I go about merging these data sets using the names as a key?
microsoft-excel worksheet-function database merge
edited Dec 11 '18 at 11:15
Mureinik
2,33761625
asked Dec 10 '18 at 21:03
LloydIrving
1
Example of what I'm trying to do:
Hopefully the attached image helps you understand what I'm going for.
I have 2 massive Excel files, one with names & income in the column next to them and another with some of the same names associated with other information.
How can I go about merging these data sets using the names as a key?
microsoft-excel worksheet-function database merge
microsoft-excel worksheet-function database merge
edited Dec 11 '18 at 11:15
Mureinik
2,33761625
asked Dec 10 '18 at 21:03
LloydIrving
1
edited Dec 11 '18 at 11:15
Mureinik
2,33761625
asked Dec 10 '18 at 21:03
LloydIrving
1
edited Dec 11 '18 at 11:15
Mureinik
2,33761625
edited Dec 11 '18 at 11:15
Mureinik
2,33761625
edited Dec 11 '18 at 11:15
Mureinik
2,33761625
2,33761625
asked Dec 10 '18 at 21:03
LloydIrving
1
asked Dec 10 '18 at 21:03
LloydIrving
1
asked Dec 10 '18 at 21:03
LloydIrving
1
1
2
Use VLOOKUP, It iwll allow you to do that.
– Scott Craner
Dec 10 '18 at 21:05
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Use VLOOKUP, It iwll allow you to do that.
– Scott Craner
Dec 10 '18 at 21:05
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Use VLOOKUP, It iwll allow you to do that.
– Scott Craner
Dec 10 '18 at 21:05
Use VLOOKUP, It iwll allow you to do that.
– Scott Craner
Dec 10 '18 at 21:05
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Use VLOOKUP function to get the result:
=VLOOKUP(A2,$G$1:$H$7,2,FALSE)
answered Dec 11 '18 at 1:14
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Use VLOOKUP function to get the result:
=VLOOKUP(A2,$G$1:$H$7,2,FALSE)
answered Dec 11 '18 at 1:14
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Use VLOOKUP function to get the result:
=VLOOKUP(A2,$G$1:$H$7,2,FALSE)
answered Dec 11 '18 at 1:14
Lee
88427
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Use VLOOKUP function to get the result:
=VLOOKUP(A2,$G$1:$H$7,2,FALSE)
answered Dec 11 '18 at 1:14
Lee
88427
Use VLOOKUP function to get the result:
=VLOOKUP(A2,$G$1:$H$7,2,FALSE)
answered Dec 11 '18 at 1:14
Lee
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answered Dec 11 '18 at 1:14
Lee
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answered Dec 11 '18 at 1:14
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Use VLOOKUP, It iwll allow you to do that.
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