Find and Replace/Substitute Formulas

[Kathy123]

Hi - I am trying to have my spreadsheet either replace numbers with a
corresponding name, or, if it's easier, add a column with a name. That is, I
have the following data:

123
345
357

I want my spreadsheet to either:
1. Replace 123 with Bob, and replace 345 with Jane, and replace 357 with
David. The result would be
Bob
Jane
David

Or

2. Add in a column so that the result is -
123 Bob
345 Jane
357 David

Is there a way for me to do either of these"

Thanks

 

[Pete_UK]

If you set up a table somewhere like this:

123 Bob
345 Jane
357 David

(suppose this is in X1:Y3), then you could use this formula in B1:

=IF(B1="","",VLOOKUP(A1,X$1:Y$3,2,0))

and then copy that down as required.

Hope this helps.

Pete

 

[Kathy123]

Thanks so much! This helps a lot.

If you set up a table somewhere like this:

123 Bob
345 Jane
357 David

(suppose this is in X1:Y3), then you could use this formula in B1:

=IF(B1="","",VLOOKUP(A1,X$1:Y$3,2,0))

and then copy that down as required.

Hope this helps.

Pete

 

[xlm]

In case you did not set up a table, try this formula
assuming your data is in col A, place it in col B

=IF(A1=123,"bob",IF(A1=345,"Jane",IF(A1=357,"David","not found")))

Hope this help

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Thank You

cheers,

 

[Pete_UK]

You're welcome, Kathy - thanks for feeding back.

Pete