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Paste Question: I want to paste information from one tab in Google sheets to another and have it automatically match with the line/name it was associated with on the previous tab
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Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:33
Have a nice day!
User
08/10/2018 - 09:33
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zVmbc8gCliaZ8AlBWNhsMdFhKZ8lDT08y8O1-QFiVTM/edit#gid=0
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:33
Welcome to ExcelChat!
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:33
I see that your question is about matching the data. I will help you with the problem and explain the solution afterwards.
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:33
Before we get started, this is a reminder that our policy is one problem per session with additional Q&A on that problem as time allows.
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:33
Let me ask you a couple of quick questions to make sure I fully understand your problem.
User
08/10/2018 - 09:33
Hi! Can you request access to that Google sheet? That's where the data is
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:34
Can you send the link with the edit access?
User
08/10/2018 - 09:34
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zVmbc8gCliaZ8AlBWNhsMdFhKZ8lDT08y8O1-QFiVTM/edit#gid=0
User
08/10/2018 - 09:34
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zVmbc8gCliaZ8AlBWNhsMdFhKZ8lDT08y8O1-QFiVTM/edit?usp=sharing
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:35
In your Google Document, please press Share -> Get a shareable link -> and choose the edit rights
User
08/10/2018 - 09:35
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zVmbc8gCliaZ8AlBWNhsMdFhKZ8lDT08y8O1-QFiVTM/edit?usp=sharing
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:36
This link requires to request an access. You can share the link, by which I can have the access at once, without sharing my mail (because it violates our policy)
User
08/10/2018 - 09:37
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zVmbc8gCliaZ8AlBWNhsMdFhKZ8lDT08y8O1-QFiVTM/edit?usp=sharing
User
08/10/2018 - 09:37
That's the only sharing link I can provide. If you request access I'll grant it immediately
User
08/10/2018 - 09:37
I haven't had an issue with it before...
User
08/10/2018 - 09:39
??
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:39
One moment, I have to clarify this question
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:39
In general, sharing our emails is forbidden
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:39
This action will share my email, so I need to ask if I have the right to do it
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:40
Could you share a shareable link? You can destroy think link after the session
User
08/10/2018 - 09:41
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zVmbc8gCliaZ8AlBWNhsMdFhKZ8lDT08y8O1-QFiVTM/edit?usp=sharing
User
08/10/2018 - 09:41
That is the shareable link
User
08/10/2018 - 09:41
I've done this with 3 others before and have never had this be an issue
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:41
You can obtain the shareable link in this way:
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:41
please press Share -> Get a shareable link -> and choose the edit rights
User
08/10/2018 - 09:42
I did
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:42
Then you copy the link from the window
User
08/10/2018 - 09:42
That is the shareable/editable link
User
08/10/2018 - 09:42
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zVmbc8gCliaZ8AlBWNhsMdFhKZ8lDT08y8O1-QFiVTM/edit#gid=0
User
08/10/2018 - 09:42
That's the same link I sent initially
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:43
Okay, sorry for the delay, since there is no answer right now, I will try to do it in this way
User
08/10/2018 - 09:43
In what awy?
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:43
I requested an access
User
08/10/2018 - 09:43
Just granted
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:44
Okay, now could you please describe the problem which we need to solve?
User
08/10/2018 - 09:45
I want to copy the School # from Tom Davis tab to the CDE tab and have it align with the district column
User
08/10/2018 - 09:45
Basically a short-cut instead of having to copy/paste one-by-one
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:46
So you want it to automatically appear in the right place?
User
08/10/2018 - 09:46
Exactly
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:47
Right now there are no numbers in the Tom Davis tab
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:47
Oh, you mean column H, right?
User
08/10/2018 - 09:48
Total SFL Target School #
User
08/10/2018 - 09:48
Yes H
User
08/10/2018 - 09:48
Sorry for confusion
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:48
Based on which column should it appear on the next tab? I see you have columns A and B there
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:48
We can match the required result by one of them
User
08/10/2018 - 09:49
I want column H from Tom Davis to appear in column F on CDE
User
08/10/2018 - 09:49
But if I paste regularly it won't be accurate or match
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:51
I can make a solution, which will show Total SFL Target School # based on the District, for example
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:51
Will it solve your problem?
User
08/10/2018 - 09:51
Let's try it
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:52
I sent an edit access
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:55
As I can see, In Districts in column A you have the county data, right?
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:55
And in column B you have the city
User
08/10/2018 - 09:56
No, the county is in column H or G depending on tab
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:56
Yes, but what data is in Districts tab in columns A and B?
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:57
You want to have there the result in column F, and as I understand, it should be connected with these two columns, right?
User
08/10/2018 - 09:57
Correct
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:58
Okay, please check the solution in column F
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:58
What it does:
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:59
It takes the value from column A, finds its position in Tom Davis tab in column H, and then return the value from Total SFL Target School # in the same row
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 09:59
When you see N/A, it means that it couldn't find it in column H (for example, it doesn't exists there, or you used different spelling)
User
08/10/2018 - 10:00
Okay but can you do it to the CDE tab as requested?
User
08/10/2018 - 10:00
Just ignore the "Districts" tab
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 10:00
Oh, big sorry, I thought the result is expected there
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 10:01
Just few minutes
User
08/10/2018 - 10:01
Thanks!
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 10:02
Put it there, now the solution is based on the District
User
08/10/2018 - 10:02
That's perfect! Thank you!
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 10:03
The logic is the same - it searches the District from column A in the Tom Davis tab, and then return the proper school numbre
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 10:03
My apologies for the delay at the start, I just didn't have such experience before (despite I work here quite long), so I didn't know how should I act
User
08/10/2018 - 10:03
I understand, thanks for the help!
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 10:04
You are welcome, it was a pleasure to assist you! If it happens that you have any Excel or Google Sheets problems in future, please don't hesitate to reach us again.
Excelchat Expert
08/10/2018 - 10:04
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