Return Column Headers for Cells Matching Text

FuriousD

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Sorry if this has been handled. I searched and couldn't find this exact situation.

I'm trying to use index/match or similar to compare text (a name) in one cell to that of 4 other cells (columns). Then for whichever cell contains the match, my result is the column header. In the table below, I am using A2 to search B2:E2. When there is a match in the text, return the corresponding header title from B1:E1.

ABCDEF
1Completed ByManagerRecruiterAssistantAdminCompleted By Role
2Spano, JessieSpano, JessieSlater, ACMorris, ZachKapowski, KellyManager
3Barakus, BAFaceHannibalBarakus, BAMurdockAssistant
4D, FuriousLil Helper, SantasD, FuriousV, SnowballPoochieRecruiter

TIA
 

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ABCDEF
1Completed ByManagerRecruiterAssistantAdminCompleted By Role
2Spano, JessieSpano, JessieSlater, ACMorris, ZachKapowski, KellyManager
3Barakus, BAFaceHannibalBarakus, BAMurdockAssistant
4D, FuriousLil Helper, SantasD, FuriousV, SnowballPoochieRecruiter
Master
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
F2:F4F2=INDEX($B$1:$E$1,AGGREGATE(15,6,(COLUMN($B$1:$E$1)-COLUMN($B$1)+1)/($B$2:$E$4=A2),1))
 
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How about
+Fluff v2.xlsm
ABCDEF
1Completed ByManagerRecruiterAssistantAdminCompleted By Role
2Spano, JessieSpano, JessieSlater, ACMorris, ZachKapowski, KellyManager
3Barakus, BAFaceHannibalBarakus, BAMurdockAssistant
4D, FuriousLil Helper, SantasD, FuriousV, SnowballPoochieRecruiter
Master
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
F2:F4F2=INDEX($B$1:$E$1,AGGREGATE(15,6,(COLUMN($B$1:$E$1)-COLUMN($B$1)+1)/($B$2:$E$4=A2),1))
Thanks - I'm getting the #NUM! Error when I update to my actual column/rows. Maybe I screwed something up in translation? I'll update to my actual columns...
 
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How about
+Fluff v2.xlsm
ABCDEF
1Completed ByManagerRecruiterAssistantAdminCompleted By Role
2Spano, JessieSpano, JessieSlater, ACMorris, ZachKapowski, KellyManager
3Barakus, BAFaceHannibalBarakus, BAMurdockAssistant
4D, FuriousLil Helper, SantasD, FuriousV, SnowballPoochieRecruiter
Master
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
F2:F4F2=INDEX($B$1:$E$1,AGGREGATE(15,6,(COLUMN($B$1:$E$1)-COLUMN($B$1)+1)/($B$2:$E$4=A2),1))
HIJKLM
1Completed ByManagerRecruiterAssistantAdminCompleted By Role
2Spano, JessieSpano, JessieSlater, ACMorris, ZachKapowski, KellyManager
3Barakus, BAFaceHannibalBarakus, BAMurdockAssistant
4D, FuriousLil Helper, SantasD, FuriousV, SnowballPoochieRecruiter

Updated the Columns to reflect where they are actually in my sheet. TIA
 
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How did you change the formula?
 
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That's fine, which means you don't have a match. If you think there should be a match check for leading/trailing spaces, typos etc
 
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