Referencing data from merged cells

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2023-07-31T14:39:11.6066667+00:00

Sheet1 is a data group, and importing the merged cell values from Sheet1 as a drop-down list in Sheet2 will automatically display the subsequent columns of data

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sheet 1:

23.11

Sheet 2(Result):

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Herbert Seidenberg 1,201 Reputation points
2023-08-01T00:44:51.5033333+00:00

Excel 365 Pro Plus with Power Query.
Transform merged cells with PQ.
Select cells with DV and Defined Names.
https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/qlxxicwm2o7t7fg/07_31_23.xlsx/file
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  1. Ashish Mathur 102.4K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-07-30T00:11:04.1566667+00:00

    Hi,

    In cell E1, enter this formula

    =FILTER(B1:B8,SCAN(0,A1:A8,LAMBDA(a,i,IF(i="",a,i)))=D1)

    Hope this helps.

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