Can I search multiple columns for a specific word and every time it appears get the data from that row?

[cmstoren]

Hey - I have spreadsheet with a list of student names and the subjects they have chosen for the year. I'd like to be able to create a search cell where I could type in the subject and the name and surname of all the students that have chosen that subject appear. I can't upload the actual sheet so I've made a much smaller version so you can hopefully see what I'm asking.

 

[Peter_SSs]

Welcome to the MrExcel board!

For the future I suggest that you investigate XL2BB for providing sample data to make it easier for helpers by not having to manually type out sample data to test with.
(If you have trouble with XL2BB, review the "XL2BB Icons greyed out" link in the 'Known XL2BB issues' section near the top of the XL2BB Instructions page linked above.)

See if this might work for you (check the table name)

cmstoren.xlsm
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1	Surname	Name	Year	1	2	3	4	5	6			Biology
2	Sname 1	Fname 1		Biology	Chemistry							Sname 1	Fname 1
3	Sname 2	Fname 2		PE								Sname 3	Fname 3
4	Sname 3	Fname 3		Health			Biology					Sname 4	Fname 4
5	Sname 4	Fname 4		Health				Biology				Sname 5	Fname 5
6	Sname 5	Fname 5		Biology
7	Sname 6	Fname 6		Computing
Sheet1

Cell Formulas
Range	Formula
L2:M5	L2	=TEXTSPLIT(TEXTJOIN("|",1,IF(Table1[[1]:[6]]=L1,Table1[Surname]&";"&Table1[Name],"")),";","|")
Dynamic array formulas.

 

[cmstoren]

Thank you so much

 

[Peter_SSs]

You are welcome. Thanks for the follow-up.