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PLEASE HELP!! NEED QUICK ANSWER AS HAVE TO HAND IN SPREADSHEET ASA



 
 
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Old February 25th, 2009, 09:30 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
monsoonkhan
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Default PLEASE HELP!! NEED QUICK ANSWER AS HAVE TO HAND IN SPREADSHEET ASA

i have a list of names is a spreadsheet in cell a3-a20.

i have a nother spreadsheet and i want to create a formula in it that says
if any of the cells in the other spreadsheet range a3-a20 contain the name
smith for example, it will return the value yes, if not, no.


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Old February 25th, 2009, 10:04 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Gary''s Student
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Default PLEASE HELP!! NEED QUICK ANSWER AS HAVE TO HAND IN SPREADSHEET ASA

=IF(COUNTIF(Sheet1!A3:A20,"smith")0,"yes","no")

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"monsoonkhan" wrote:

i have a list of names is a spreadsheet in cell a3-a20.

i have a nother spreadsheet and i want to create a formula in it that says
if any of the cells in the other spreadsheet range a3-a20 contain the name
smith for example, it will return the value yes, if not, no.


 




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