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I think i need to use vlookup but unsure

first of all, I don't know how to use vlookup.

I have two spreadsheets. both of them have a column in them for employee id.
one (1) spreadsheet has employee id's that are employed and no longer employed and two (2) spreadsheet has all active employees.
im trying to identify all the employees that are listed in the (1) spreadsheet that are no longer employed by cross referencing it to spreadsheet 2.

how should I go about this?

Naresh Patel

will you attach sample file.

Thanks

Roy Cox

VLOOKUP will work between workbooks and will not require the source workbook to actually be open. You must reference the other workbook in the formula. Maybe attach a couple of sample workbooks with private information masked

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Roy Cox

Are you referring to worksheets or different workbooks?

Another alternative would be a PivotTable

Jim Metcalf

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spreadsheet 1 contains employees with one being fired
spreadsheet 2 contains all active employees

I need spreadsheet 1 to tag the fired employee from the information in spreadsheet 2
1.xlsx
2.xlsx

Naresh Patel

As Mr.Saurabh Singh Teotia,

Suggested

=IF(C2="","",IF(COUNTIF([2.xlsx]Sheet1!$C:$C,C2)>0,"Active","Fired"))

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try this (Open Both WB) past this formula in 1.xls cell D2 and formula drop down.

and you done.

Thanks

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