Formula Error
Hello,
I was hoping to get some help with a formula. We are using INDEX/MATCH. Its all working great when we are referencing one column. When we change the reference to select a range of columns, the formula doesn't work and we get #UNPERISHABLE. Can someone help us figure out how to reference a range of columns?
Here is our formula as we reference column 3 only:
=INDEX({Subcategories Range}, MATCH(Description2, {Project Title}, 0), 3)
How can reference columns 1-4 and not a single column?
We tried 1:4, we tried adding a OR function.
=INDEX({Subcategories Range}, MATCH(Description2, {Project Title}, 0),1:4 )
Help Please :-)
Answers
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Hey @Cat.Cosby
INDEX/MATCH is specific to just one column. You will need to create a new Reference for each column if you want to use INDEX/MATCH. Another option is VLOOKUP which can reference multiple columns but if someone adds in or deletes a column the reference number doesn't update and the wrong data can be displayed. Personally, I would choose INDEX/MATCH for just about everything for this reason unless there are tons of columns to reference.
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