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Creating Formulas That Look Up Values 15
FIGURE 15.13
This workbook performs a lookup by using information in two columns (D and E).
The lookup table contains automobile makes and models and a corresponding code for each. The worksheet
uses named ranges, as shown here:
F2:F12
B1
B2
D2:D12
E2:E12
Code
Make
Model
Makes
Models
The following array formula displays the corresponding code for an automobile make and model:
{=INDEX(Code,MATCH(Make&Model,Makes&Models,0))}
This formula works by concatenating the contents of Make and Model and then searching for this text in an
array consisting of the concatenated corresponding text in Makes and Models.
Determining the cell address of a value within a range
Most of the time, you want your lookup formula to return a value. You may, however, need to determine the
cell address of a particular value within a range. For example, Figure 15.14 shows a worksheet with a range
of numbers that occupies a single column (named Data). Cell B1, which contains the value to look up, is
named Target.
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