Matching & Returning values

[DebbieV]

Hi

I have the following data
A B C D E
1 1/2/08 Pen $2.00 MK Stationery
2 3/6/08 coffee $5.00 FD Supplies
3 3/4/08 taxi $5.90 FF transport
4 5/7/08 tea $6.90 FD Supplies
I want to be able to look up E col and where the value 'supplies' has
been selected from the drop down menu return the date that appears in
column A.

many thanks!

Debbie

 

[DebbieV]

Hi

I have the following data
        A       B         C        D    E
1       1/2/08       Pen           $2.00       MK      Stationery
2       3/6/08  coffee  $5.00   FD      Supplies
3       3/4/08  taxi    $5.90   FF      transport
4       5/7/08       tea            $6.90       FD            Supplies
I want to be able to look up E col and where the value 'supplies' has
been selected from the drop down menu return the date that appears in
column A.

Plus - I then want to return the dollar amount that corresponds to the
date & 'supplies'.

 

[Cimjet]

Hi DebbieV
From what I can see you would need VLOOKUP but not sure if I understand.
Check this site, you will see information on VLOOKUP and other info (Very
good Site with Sample files )
Regards
Cimjet

http://www.contextures.com/xlOrderForm01.html

Hi

I have the following data
A B C D E
1 1/2/08 Pen $2.00 MK Stationery
2 3/6/08 coffee $5.00 FD Supplies
3 3/4/08 taxi $5.90 FF transport
4 5/7/08 tea $6.90 FD Supplies
I want to be able to look up E col and where the value 'supplies' has
been selected from the drop down menu return the date that appears in
column A.

Plus - I then want to return the dollar amount that corresponds to the
date & 'supplies'.

 

[Max]

From the sounds of it, you're trying to "filter" lines over from another
sheet
Here's a simple formulas play based on your sample data,
illustrated in this sample:
http://www.freefilehosting.net/download/3d5le
Filtering from another sheet.xls

Source data is assumed in sheet: x, cols A to E, from row1 down
In another sheet: y,
items in x's col E eg: Supplies, Transport, etc are selected from a droplist
in A1
In C1:
=IF(x!E1="","",IF(x!E1=$A$1,ROW(),""))
In D1:
=IF(ROW()>COUNT($C:$C),"",INDEX(x!A:A,SMALL($C:$C,ROW())))
Copy D1 to G1. Select C1:G1, fill down to cover the max expected extent of
data in x
Lines will be "filtered" over from x depending on the item selected in A1's
droplist.

Hi

I have the following data
A B C D E
1 1/2/08 Pen $2.00 MK Stationery
2 3/6/08 coffee $5.00 FD Supplies
3 3/4/08 taxi $5.90 FF transport
4 5/7/08 tea $6.90 FD Supplies
I want to be able to look up E col and where the value 'supplies' has
been selected from the drop down menu return the date that appears in
column A.

Plus - I then want to return the dollar amount that corresponds to the
date & 'supplies'.