Want to input one character to cause related string to display in.

[Peace of Christ be with you]

I have a table with a long list of places (stores) in one column, the mileage
from my home in the 2nd column and the money $ amount I can claim as a
business expense for that # miles driven in the third column. I added to the
left of the first column an unique identifier for each - a single character
A through Z. I want to be able to input in another area of the spreadsheet
one of those identifiers , and have it pick up the corresponding $ amount and
display it in a cell next to the ID I input. Iwill be making dozens of inputs
and will sum the amounts at the bottom. How can I do this? Thanks for your
help.

 

[Jason Morin]

You can do this using the VLOOKUP function. To learn how
to use it, see:

http://www.contextures.com/xlFunctions02.html

HTH
Jason
Atlanta, GA

 

[Biff]

Hi!

Are these unique letters in a separate column?

If so, assume they're in column A, A1:A26 and the $$
amounts are in column C, C1:C26.

Assume you enter the letter identifier "A" in cell H1:

=SUMIF(A1:A26,H1,C1:C26)

Biff

 

[Myrna Larson]

Assuming that table is in A126, with the single letter ID in column A, you
intend to type the single letter ID in K1 and get the dollars in L1, in L1 use
this formula: =VLOOKUP(K1,$A$1:$D$26,4,0)

 

[Peace of Christ be with you]

Thanks Jason,
I was trying to figure out if the VLOOKUP would help but I didn't know how
to code it until I read the tutorial you sent me to. It works great. This is
the first time I've been in a usergroup and I'm amazed I got 2 guys helping
me out immediately! I thought it might take days to get someone to see my
question. This is great. Thanks.
"Peace of Christ be with you"

 

[Peace of Christ be with you]

Thanks Biff,

This worked too. See my reply to Jason!.

"Peace of Christ be with you"

 

[Peace of Christ be with you]

Thanks Myrna,

That worked. Actually this is for a spreadsheet my wife uses to figure out
her expenses in connection with her business - she has a cattery and sells
Persian cats. This will save her some time entering the data!. Thanks again.

"Peace be with you"