find and replace

[Guest]

want to create a find and replace formula
in column A
A1)1
A2)4
A3)3


in column b I have numbers that relate to vehicle makes
b1)1
b2)2
b3)3
in C I have makes
c1)Ford
C2)Chevy
C3)Dodge
the numbers in column b relate to the makes in c so 1=Ford 2=Chevy 3=Dodge
I want to find the number in column A and have it replaced with the correct
make.
so if a1=1 then change it to ford if A2=3 then change it to dodge

I relaliz I can do this one by one using find and replace but is there a way
to do a batch find and replace

any one know how to do this?

 

[Guest]

add a column D

Col A Col B Col C Col D
3 1 Ford =VLOOKUP(A1,B:C,2,0)
1 2 Chevy
2 3 Dodge

or you could set it up like this

Col A Col B Col C Col D Col E
3 (see below) 1 Ford
1 2 Chevy
2 3 Dodge

The formula in cell B1 is now
=VLOOKUP(A1,D:E,2,0)

column C is blank. It is better to separate the tables like this. Even
better is to do it with separate sheets. It leads to less confusion when
things get more complex.