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Why does this VLOOKUP not work?

Can someone tell me why the formula in Column A of the Master List worksheet does not work?  See attached file.

I expect the text in Column A to change based upon whether there was a match in Email Address between the two worksheets.

I expected to see the following result:

Action                                    Full Name
Completed Training            McCarthy, Nathan
DID NOT TAKE TRAINING   Richardson, Christian
Completed Training            Ross, Rachel
DID NOT TAKE TRAINING  Abdullah, Mohamed
Completed Training            Adrian, Matthew C
DID NOT TAKE TRAINING   Alexander, Kori M
TEST.xlsx
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Subodh Tiwari (Neeraj)

8/22/2022 - Mon
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Haris Dulic

Hi,

change your formula to this:

=IF(IFERROR(VLOOKUP(TEXT(F2,0),'WebEx Attendance'!$C$1:$I$7,5,FALSE),"NO")="NO","DID NOT TAKE TRAINING","Completed Training")

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TEST_HD.xlsx
Subodh Tiwari (Neeraj)

I think you only need this......

On Master List Sheet,
In A2
=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(F2,'WebEx Attendance'!C:C,0)),"Completed Training","DID NOT TAKE TRAINING")

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and then copy down.
Norie

Do you actually want to return something from the sheet 'WebEx Attendance'?

Or do you just want to check the email addresses in column F on 'Master List' exist in column C on 'WebEx Attendance'?
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William C Johnson

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Yes, this was the easiest to understand.  My reference point was pointing to the wrong cell.  Thank you all for your suggestions.
Subodh Tiwari (Neeraj)

You're welcome. Glad to help.