I'm trying to do a vlookup on a list of accounts. The cells that have green
arrows in the top left corner give me no result. I think it has to do with
formating but I haven't been able to figure it out.

Most likely number formatted as text, format a cell as number or general,
copy it, select the text numbers and do editpaste special and select add


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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom



"Don" wrote in message
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I'm trying to do a vlookup on a list of accounts. The cells that have
green
arrows in the top left corner give me no result. I think it has to do
with
formating but I haven't been able to figure it out.

Sounds like some may be stored as text and some as numbers, use the same for
all so you are comparing apples to apples.
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-John
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"Don" wrote:

I'm trying to do a vlookup on a list of accounts. The cells that have green
arrows in the top left corner give me no result. I think it has to do with
formating but I haven't been able to figure it out.

I tried switching both to text and both to number formats, but it's still not
giving me a result. The green arrows are still there for only some the
accounts.

This is the vlookup formula I'm using. Do you know if there is anything
that I could add to the formula to pick up other accounts?

=VLOOKUP(accounts!A2,desc!$A$1:$B$318,2,FALSE)

"John Bundy" wrote:

Sounds like some may be stored as text and some as numbers, use the same for
all so you are comparing apples to apples.
--
-John
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is helpful.


"Don" wrote:

I'm trying to do a vlookup on a list of accounts. The cells that have green
arrows in the top left corner give me no result. I think it has to do with
formating but I haven't been able to figure it out.

You can't just switch format if they are seen as text, you need to
recalculate them, see my solution and if that does not work you have
invisible spaces or html characters


--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom



"Don" wrote in message
...
I tried switching both to text and both to number formats, but it's still
not
giving me a result. The green arrows are still there for only some the
accounts.

This is the vlookup formula I'm using. Do you know if there is anything
that I could add to the formula to pick up other accounts?

=VLOOKUP(accounts!A2,desc!$A$1:$B$318,2,FALSE)

"John Bundy" wrote:

Sounds like some may be stored as text and some as numbers, use the same
for
all so you are comparing apples to apples.
--
-John
Please rate when your question is answered to help us and others know
what
is helpful.


"Don" wrote:

I'm trying to do a vlookup on a list of accounts. The cells that have
green
arrows in the top left corner give me no result. I think it has to do
with
formating but I haven't been able to figure it out.

I'm trying to do a vlookup on a list of accounts. The cells that have
green
arrows in the top left corner give me no result. I think it has to do
with
formating but I haven't been able to figure it out.

In general, those green "arrows" indicate an "error" condition exists. Error
is kind of a catch-all term. The items that will cause the green arrows to
appear are defined by the check list found by clicking Tools/Options on
Excel's menu bar and selecting the Error Checking tab on the dialog box that
appears... the checked items under the rules section cause the green arrow
to appear when they occur. Green, by the way, is the default color... you
can change if via the Error Indicator Color drop down on that same dialog
panel.

The green arrows in the top left corner of a cell indicate that there is an error or inconsistency in the formula or data in that cell. This could be due to a variety of reasons such as a missing reference, a circular reference, or a formula that is not valid.

In the case of your formula, the green arrow could be indicating that there is an error in the formula or that the data in the cell is not in the correct format for the to work properly.

To troubleshoot this issue, you can try the following steps:

1. Click on the cell with the green arrow to see what the error message is. This will give you a better idea of what the issue is.
2. Check the format of the data in the cell. Make sure that it is in the correct format for the
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   vlookup

   formula to work. For example, if you are looking up a value in a table of numbers, make sure that the data in the cell is also a number.
3. Check the syntax of your
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   vlookup

   formula. Make sure that all of the arguments are correct and that you are referencing the correct table and column.
4. If you are still having issues, try using the "Evaluate Formula" tool in Excel to step through your
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   formula and see where the error is occurring.

By following these steps, you should be able to identify and resolve the issue with the green arrow in your formula.