How to use cell content as input to a structured reference as part of a lookup function
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How to use cell content as input to a structured reference as part of a lookup function
Using structured table references as part of a lookup function and referencing the contents of a cell (in this case, $C$1) to return the item description.
Structured Table1
| ITEM NO. | ITEM DESCRIPTION |
| PART #1 | Red Ball |
| PART #2 | Yellow Cow |
=Lookup("Part #1",Table1[ITEM NO.],TABLE1[$C$1]) (This does not work)
Where the Content of $C$1 is ITEM DESCRIPTION
Solution:
Use all the table column like
=LOOKUP("PART #1",Table1[[#All],[ITEM NO.]],Table1[[#All],[ITEM DESCRIPTION]])
Obtained from the OzGrid Help Forum.
Solution provided by pike
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See also:
| How to use bottom up lookup |
| How to use VLOOKUP (example) |
| How to use advanced lookup: Multiple criteria when looking up values in a table |
| How to use the VLOOKUP formula |
| How to use IF and VLOOKUP formulas together |
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