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    Re: Exact match for =if(isnumber(find ???

    I removed a pile of surplus () and put things in a more logical order:

    =IFERROR(INDEX(H:H,1/(1/MAX(ISNUMBER(SEARCH($E$3:$E$16,A3))*ISNUMBER(SEARCH($F$3:$F$16,A3))*ISNUMBER(SEARCH($G$3:$G$16,A3))*ROW($E$3:$E$16)))),"No Match")

    Please note: (I forgot to say)... this is an array formula. Array Formulae are a little different from ordinary formulae in that they MUST be confirmed in the FIRST CELL ONLY by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to activate the array, not just ENTER. After that, the array can be dragged down as normal, to cover the desired range.

    You will know the array is active when you see curly brackets { } - or "curly braces" for those of you in the USA, or "flower brackets" for those of you in India - appear around the outside of your formula. If you do not use CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER you will (almost always) get an error message or an incorrect answer. Press F2 on that cell and try again.

    Don't type the curly brackets yourself - it won't work...
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    Re: Exact match for =if(isnumber(find ???

    Hi Glenn

    I think it worked! Good that you mentioned the CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER becasue I didn't know this.

    Also - it didn't work completely for me because my three columns were not ordered gradually. E.g. I had something like this:
    11111.png

    I realised that all the options with 1 Description must go first:
    22222.png

    I will keep checking the data but I think you solved it!

    Thanks so much for your help

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