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Column A:
Column B
Column C
About Column A:
Column A contains 40 rows of data (numerical codes in each cell). I would like to sort Column B and Column C according to the sequence of data in Column A. For instance, if there is a cell with 17685 in Column A, I want the 17685 in Column B to line up in the same row as it appears in Column A, and for the corresponding value in C (which is referenced to Column B but not the same type of numerical code as Column A or Column B) to also line up. When there is no match in Column B for a cell in Column A, I want to see a blank cell in Column B.
About Column B:
Column B contains 33 rows of data, all of which also exist in Column A but they are not currently aligned with those numbers in Column A. Further, Column B has fewer rows than Column A and I need Column B to display blank cells where there is no match with Column A.
About Column C:
Column C contains 33 rows of data, none of which contain the data/numbers in Column A and Column B, but which should be referenced to cells in Column B.
I have tried to use the sort function but have not been able to achieve what I want. I sense it must be very simple but I cannot get the three columns to line up (with blank cells) as I need them. I would be very grateful for any help. Thank you very much.
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