Simple cross-reference formula

lennon74

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I'm trynig to retrieve the data from a cell that is next to a cell with a certain value.

Here's what I'm talking about:

Apple 1
Boy 2
Cat 3
Dog 4

If cell a6 is 4, then I want cell a7 to display "Cat".
This is probably really simple, but I'm pretty new to excel and couldn't figure it out.
Thanks in advance!
 

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lennon74 said:
I'm trynig to retrieve the data from a cell that is next to a cell with a certain value.

Here's what I'm talking about:

Apple 1
Boy 2
Cat 3
Dog 4

If cell a6 is 4, then I want cell a7 to display "Cat".
This is probably really simple, but I'm pretty new to excel and couldn't figure it out.
Thanks in advance!

a7=if(a6=4,"cat","") etc

Edit: that was the not looking answer! Check PaddyD's suggestion!
 
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Actually, Paddy's wont work either, because this is (If I understood correctly) a left-hand lookup, which can be achieved using INDEX/MATCH.
 
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