Search values in Google Sheet and return the cell next to it

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Hi all, I have searched this forum but I think my issue is too specific to find here so I am posting it.

I have raw data in a spreadsheet with headers. In & after column F, my headers are “Lesson Name” and “Completed Date”, and these repeat until column Z.

In row two, I have my data. For column F, the lesson name is “Welcome!”, column G is empty, column H is “Course Overview”, column I is empty, etc. I basically need a way to search the sheet for “Course Overview” and return either the column that is in, ie “H2” or the column next to it, ie, “I2”. How can I do this?? I have tried using the “Search Rows” but this only lets me search 1 specific column at a time. I have not had any luck using Queries either, but my knowledge of queries is limited. Any help you can provide would be amazing.

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Welcome to the Make community!

If you’re using the Search Rows module, the result will contain all columns from the same row, which will also include columns H and I.

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Output

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Hello, thank you for your reply. It is at this point that I need to filter through those results for another phrase and grab either the cell that its in, or the cell next to it on the right.

For example, I use the Search Rows for my user, Michael Scott. It returns the following:

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I then need to search for “Course Overview”, which is in column L, and insert data (a timestamp) into the cell next to it in column M. This is where I am getting stuck as I don’t know how to perform a deeper search or filter properly to do this. Thank you for your help!!

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Here is a screenshot of how my sheet is formatted. I am aiming to have a new student appear here on row 3, then search through that pre-populated course data on their row for which Lesson (or module) they completed and update the column next to it with a timestamp.

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Assuming the Lesson Name values in columns F, H, J, L, N, P, R will have different values depending on course,

Since you know the Lesson Names are in those columns, you can do something like this:

In Column G field:

{{ if(1.F = "Course Overview"; now; emptystring) }}

In Column I field:

{{ if(1.H = "Course Overview"; now; emptystring) }}

etc.

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