Excel - COLUMN Function Problem - Expert Solution

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in sheet 1 there are names of patients in column A with their corresponding health insurance company in B and insurance number in C. it there a formula to make the insurance info (automatically appear) in another sheet 2 whenever a patient's in sheet 1 is entered in sheet 2?
Solved by C. W. in 60 mins
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Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:31
Hello, welcome to Excel Chat
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:32
I see that you need help with formula to make info appear in one sheet from other sheet. Is my understanding correct?
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:34
Are we connected?
User 23/09/2018 - 06:34
yes
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:34
Is my understanding correct for the question
User 23/09/2018 - 06:35
it would yes
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:35
Great, can you please share the working file so that I can write that formula for you?
User 23/09/2018 - 06:36
hold on
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:36
Sure, take your time
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:42
Can you please share the workbook
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:46
Are we connected?
User 23/09/2018 - 06:49
there it is
[Uploaded an Excel file]
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:50
Thank you, allow me few mins to go through it
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:51
I see that there are columns A,B & C as you mentioned in the question
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:51
Now, do you want information to come from another sheet into sheet 1?
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:51
Or from Sheet 1 to another sheet?
User 23/09/2018 - 06:53
i need the insurance info automatically appear in another sheet 2 whenever a patient's in sheet 1 is entered
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:53
Ok got it, let me create that for you
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:53
Give me few mins please
User 23/09/2018 - 06:54
the name is entered manually or copy and paste fro antother data sheet
User 23/09/2018 - 06:55
to the name of ashley a for example can be listed on sheet 2 more than once
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:56
Got it, working on it
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:58
Please check sheet 2 in the uploaded sheet
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:58
[Uploaded an Excel file]
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 06:59
Is this what you are looking for?
User 23/09/2018 - 07:06
cant replicate it
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 07:06
Are you trying to do the same in any other excel sheet?
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 07:07
You need to take care of the references in that sheet
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 07:07
May be the sheet names or the columns
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 07:07
Is the formula working in the sheet I shared with you?
User 23/09/2018 - 07:08
im not sure as i can do it
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 07:09
Can you please share the file in which you are trying to replicate it? I will take a look where the formula is not working
Excelchat Expert 23/09/2018 - 07:14
Are you able to make any progress on the formula? Please let me know if I can help you in this

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