How do I populate a Contact List column using VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH

Is there a way to populate a Contacts column on a sheet using VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH and have the actual contacts from the original sheet populate into the new sheet as opposed to just the names?

A bit more detail: The original contact column and the contact column on the new sheet are both Contact List type. Using either VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH the names from the original column populate in the new column except they are not linked to their contact email address so we could not use it for notifications etc. Is there a way for contacts to populate with their email addresses intact?

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Mike Wilday

This announcement in the community should answer your questions about it.

https://community.smartsheet.com/announcement/announcing-formula-support-contact-columns

anna_ashby

Thank you! I just took a look and realized it was an easy fix. We had "“Allow multiple contacts per cell” checked on the origin column, so once I checked it on the destination column the contacts populated correctly.

Mike Wilday

Awesome! I am so glad you got it working!

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