Drag formula Vlookup question?

[Kirov]

Hello,

I am wondering is there any way to do some changes with cell drag? So I will try to explain with example what I mean:

Vlookup contains: [lookup_value;table_array;col_index_num;range_lookup] and the formula change only "table_arrey" /in the next cell/ when I use cell drag. Can I change this drag options and when I use cell drag to change only "col_index_num"?


Thank you in advance!

[Cheeky Charlie]

yes, for [column index number] put row(1:1) if you want it to increase by one as you drag down, or column(A:A) to increase by one as you drag across. If you want the start value to be more than one - adjust the 1:1 or A:A accordingly.

hth

[Kirov]

I am doing something wrong, am I? Because I did not succeed
For Example: vlookup[1;A3:E5;3;FALSE] and after drag row-down: vlookup[1;A4:E6;3;FALSE], or after drag column-right: vlookup[1;B3:F5;3;FALSE]
But I want: vlookup[2;A3:E5;3;FALSE] and vlookup[1;A3:E5;4;FALSE]

Where I have to put this "A:A" and "1:1"?

[Pete_UK]

Okay, you don't want the cell references of the table to change, so make that $A$3:$E$5 in your formula. It is not clear if you want to copy down or across, but I suspect that you want this in your first cell:

=VLOOKUP(ROWS($1:1);$A$3:$E$5;COLUMNS($A:C);FALSE)

and then you can copy across and down.

Hope this helps.

Pete

[Kirov]

Okay, you don't want the cell references of the table to change, so make that $A$3:$E$5 in your formula. It is not clear if you want to copy down or across, but I suspect that you want this in your first cell:

=VLOOKUP(ROWS($1:1);$A$3:$E$5;COLUMNS($A:C);FALSE)

and then you can copy across and down.

Hope this helps.

Pete

Thanks a lot! Sorry for delayed answer. I know for $A$3:$E$5 and now I try the other changes

[Kirov]

You are great man!!!

Thanks Pete_UK! It works NICE! I will buy you a beer.

Have nice day!

[Pete_UK]

You can use the $ symbol to fix the cell references for table_array so that they do not change when you drag the formula.

To change the col_index_num you would use a formula instead of a fixed number, for example, suppose you have this in B2:

=VLOOKUP($A2,Sheet2!$A$1:$H$100,COLUMN(B$1),FALSE)

The term COLUMN(B$1) will return 2, but if you drag that formula across then the term will change to COLUMN(C$1) (and return 3), then COLUMN(D$1), and so on. It will not change when you drag it down. Note also the $ symbol in front of the A for the lookup_value, so that you will always take this from column A.

Hope this helps.

Pete