I have a fun Excel lookup challenge for you. You have data as shown below and want to find the last non blank value for a given account number. For example, for acct number 2015, the answer would be Freedom.
How would you solve this?
Refer to this workbook for 3 possible answers. Just move the white box away to see the formulas.
If you have a different solution, post it in the comments section.
Fine print
- Assume your data is in range A4:G13 with A4:A13 having the Account number and other columns containing some details.
- The lookup value can be hardcoded or assumed be to in cell K3.
- Click here for sample data file. This file also has some hints and 3 possible solutions.
- You can use any Excel formula or Power Query or VBA based solution.
- Post your answers in comments.
Happy solving.
Solution Video
Here is a video explaining 3 possible solutions to this problem. Watch it below or on my YouTube channel.
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PS: Thanks Barbara for emailing me this question.
5 Responses to “Number to Words – Excel Formula”
As well as the Indian version, perhaps you could look into an English version as against the American version.
Things diverge after one hundred with one hundred one OR one hundred AND one.
I'm sure that it is always AND after n00 or n00,000 where there any of those zeros have a value. So five hundred thousand and sixteen. There could be two and's seven hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred and twenty-six.
Chandoo, you are a genius.
Hi Chandoo,
Please take a look at my NumToWords and NumToDollars formulas that I shared here:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/excel/excel-numtowords-formula/m-p/727433
That is a genius technique Robert. Thanks for posting it here.
100000000 One Hundred FALSE Million
Is there any reason for this error?