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Select A3, insert the formula below, and fill down:

=IF(COUNTIF(D3,"*"&$A$8&"*"),D3,"DAY OFF")

BTW - not case sensitive.

HTH
Jason
Atlanta, GA

tried several
nothing seems to work.
("DT") in cells D3:D5. If
1, IN THE SAME ROW
that making sense?
it is putting the

One way:

=IF(COUNTIF(D3:D5,"DT"),INDEX(A1:A3,MATCH("DT",D1:D3,FALSE)),"DAY OFF")


In article < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >,

Yes, it's possible. When your layout doesn't match what's required for
VLOOKUP, you use a combination of INDEX and MATCH:

=IF(ISNA(MATCH(A8,$D$3:$D$5,0)),
"DAY OFF",INDEX($A$3:$A$5,MATCH(A8,$D$3:$D$5,0))))



On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:21:05 -0700, Michelle Tucker