Mar 28, 2011  Linking Data from Different Excel Sheets and Workbooks. This video shows how to link data from different sheets and even different workbooks in Excel. How to automatically transfer & Save. In Office 2011 for Mac, Excel's simple Paste option handles most of your. The Paste Link button pastes a cell formula that refers to the cell you're. Many times, you may wish you could easily change the layout of data from. You can use the Paste Special feature in Excel by using content that you copied from another.

I have two different work sheets in excel with the same headings in in all the row 1 cells(a1 = id, b1 = name, c1 = price). My question is, is there a way to import data(like the name) from 1 worksheet to the other where the 'id' is the same in both worksheets. Mac touchpad not working.

Sheet 1 sheet2 ID Name Price ID Name Price xyz Bag 20 abc 15 abc jacket 15 xyz 20 So is there a way to add the 'Name' in sheet 1 the 'Name' in sheet 2 where the 'ID' in sheet 1 = 'ID' in sheet 2? Without coping and pasting of course Thanks. VLookup You can do it with a simple VLOOKUP formula. I've put the data in the same sheet, but you can also reference a different worksheet.

For the price column just change the last value from 2 to 3, as you are referencing the third column of the matrix 'A2:C4'. External Reference To reference a cell of the same Workbook use the following pattern:! Example: Table1!A1 To reference a cell of a different Workbook use this pattern: []!

Example: [MyWorkbook]Table1!A1. Saw this thread while looking for something else and I know it is super old, but I wanted to add my 2 cents. NEVER USE VLOOKUP.

It's one of the worst performing formulas in excel. Use index match instead. It even works without sorting data, unless you have a -1 or 1 in the end of the match formula (explained more below) Here is a with the appropriate formulas. The Sheet 2 formula would be this: =IF(A2=',',INDEX(Sheet1!B:B,MATCH($A2,Sheet1!$A:$A,0))) • IF(A2=',', means if A2 is blank, return a blank value • INDEX(Sheet1!B:B, is saying INDEX B:B where B:B is the data you want to return. IE the name column. • Match(A2, is saying to Match A2 which is the ID you want to return the Name for. • Sheet1!A:A, is saying you want to match A2 to the ID column in the previous sheet •,0)) is specifying you want an exact value.

0 means return an exact match to A2, -1 means return smallest value greater than or equal to A2, 1 means return the largest value that is less than or equal to A2. Keep in mind -1 and 1 have to be sorted. More information on the formula Other fun facts: $ means absolute in a formula. So if you specify $B$1 when filling a formula down or over keeps that same value.

If you over $B1, the B remains the same across the formula, but if you fill down, the 1 increases with the row count. Likewise, if you used B$1, filling to the right will increment the B, but keep the reference of row 1.

I also included the use of indirect in the second section. What indirect does is allow you to use the text of another cell in a formula. Since I created a named range sheet1!A:A = ID, sheet1!B:B = Name, and sheet1!C:C=Price, I can use the column name to have the exact same formula, but it uses the column heading to change the search criteria. Hope this helps.

By In Office 2011 for Mac, Excel’s simple Paste option handles most of your ordinary pasting requirements, but it’s a one-shot deal — you can choose only a single option. On the other hand, the Paste Special feature in Excel 2011 for Mac lets you pick and choose exactly what individual or combination of attributes you want to paste. • Select the cell or cell range to copy and choose Edit→Copy. • Click in the cell where you want to paste and then choose Edit→Paste Special. • In the Paste section of the dialog, select the option that you need. The Paste Link button becomes active depending on what you copied and which paste option you chose in the Paste Special dialog.