Let's say your code in Column A, and names in Column B
=VLOOKUP("WA",A1:B100,2,0)
> I'm working on a checkbook Registry and need to figure out how to convert
> text codes into names. Here an example
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> the last thing to figure out. I have an input page that I log everything in
> and need the codes to be converted to names on the checkbook. thanks