How do I pull information from a master table to another table?

Question

This may be quite simple, but I'm missing something.  I want to pull information from my master table into a secondary table.  In the Master Table in Column A, I have a list of teams ("Team 1" through "Team 12"), then in Columns B through D I have information for each assignment given to each team.  I want to have a secondary table for each team that lists all of their assignments.  So, this is what I want:   if Column A says 'Team 1', then I want the secondary table to have the info from Columns B through D.
Again, I'm sure it's simple, but I just can't figure it out.
Thanks for any help.
Mark

Answer 1

Hi Mark,
1)  But does this work if in the Master Table (which will be over 300 rows long) each team will show up 10-15 times over the course of the 300 rows randomly (hence the need to have sub-tables for each team...so it's easier for them to see what their tasks are).
Your fellow Numbers enthusiasts in this forum will need more information to help you with that. You are on the right track though with the idea of many tables. Therein lies the power of Numbers.
2)  I'm a bit confused by the formula.  With the "$A2" do I select the first column in the Master Table?  And can you break down the second part of the formula?  The "$A$2:$D$4,2,0"  Why would you have A2 and D4 in the same formula?  They are not in the same row.  And what's the 2,0 at the end?
Breaking this question down:
With the "$A2" do I select the first column in the Master Table? 
No. The $ keeps the reference to Column A absolute (it won't change to B then C as you Fill Right in the Team Task Table.
And can you break down the second part of the formula?  The "$A$2:$D$4,2,0"  Why would you have A2 and D4 in the same formula?  They are not in the same row.
$A$2:$D$4 is the range of cells (a rectangle) where VLOOKUP will search (in my example) but not in your 300 row table!
And what's the 2,0 at the end?
The syntax of VLOOKUP is VLOOKUP(search-for, columns-range, return-column, close-match)
The 2,0 at the end means "return column" is 2 (the second column of the range) and 0 means "Exact Match" - it won't find a close match. After Fill Right you will need to edit the formula in each Column to change "return column" to 3, then 4, then ...
With a table selected, click on the Function Button in the Toolbar and choose Function Browser. I find that much more useful than the Help Menu. However (there is always a however in life) the Help Menu will show Numbers User Guide, and Formulas and Functions Help. Download them and read at your leisure. The first four chapters of the User Guide are well worth a read. Use other chapters as a reference when you need them.
Regards,
Ian.