help on excel, vlookup question

Semidevil

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There is a couple of things i'm trying to do.

how do I use the vlookup function to return a value, but to do it in a specific cell? I.e, I want to always return the value to cell C1, for example.

for example,

I have 2 sheets.

On Sheet 1:
Cell A1 on sheet 1 has the word 'bob.' Cell B1 on sheet 1 has his age, 29.

On sheet 2:
On cell A1 on sheet 2, I have the word 'bob.' It is hyperlinked to a vlookup formula. If I click on the link, I want it to return '29.' The trick is that I want 29 to be displayed on cell C1.


Ive been looking up online but can't find the correct formula for it.
 
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armstrda

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Why do you have it hyperlinked? Why not just put the formula in C1 on sheet 2?

=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!A:B,2,FALSE)