Excel's VLOOKUP function searches cell arrays for data that you provide. The function often takes cell references as input, letting you easily apply the function to each cell in a range. Alternatively ...

The VLOOKUP function in Microsoft Excel literally means vertical lookup. It’s a search function for querying values in the cell of a column. This function searches for the data relative to the entries ...

Following on from our time saving Excel shortcuts, we continue offering updated advice for the time-sensitive spreadsheet enthusiast. Back in 2013 John Gagnon wrote a very popular post about VLOOKUP ...

VLOOKUP and Search are two functions that Excel uses to search for text. VLOOKUP finds data in a column and returns the contents of an adjacent cell. Search finds data in a cell and returns the string ...

Comparing two columns in Excel doesn’t have to be a difficult task, and to get the job done, we suggest using VLOOKUP. You see, not always; the columns you want to compare are in the same workbook or ...

I still remember the first day I figured out how to run a vlookup command in Excel; I was sitting at my coffee table wondering what the point of this silly little command was. Once I realized its ...

You can use VLOOKUP with Google Sheets similar to how the search function is used to find information in Excel.

Mastering Excel goes far beyond SUM and VLOOKUP. By learning functions like COUNT, AVERAGE, SUMIF, SUBTOTAL, XLOOKUP, and INDEX/MATCH, you can find opportunities to improve your Excel sheet. Some ...