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Use VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, and other functions like INDEX and MATCH to search for and find data based on values you enter. This article gives you a quick VLOOKUP refresher, then links to more. Skip to main content
Unlike in other lookups, XLOOKUP always defaults to an exact match, so we don’t need to set it. We can also say that XLOOKUP takes on the general form... XLOOKUP( , _data, _return)
MATCH Searches for a specified item in a range and returns the relative position of that item. Syntax - MATCH (lookup_value, lookup_array, [match_type]) H 1. Compatible with Excel 2019 and older versions. 2. Can be used to make INDEX function’s row and column number arguments dynamic. 3. Together, INDEX & MATCH overcome VLOOKUP limitations ...
The VLOOKUP searches down the first column in the lookup range (B5:E10) for an EXACT match to the value in cell B2 (Caffe Mocha). It STOPS when it finds the first match and goes over 3 columns to
The XLOOKUP function searches a range or an array, and then returns the item corresponding to the first match it finds. If no match exists, then XLOOKUP can return the closest (approximate) match. =XLOOKUP(lookup_value, lookup_array, return_array, [if_not_found], [match_mode], [search_mode])
In Excel, the VLookup function searches for value in the left-most column of table_array and returns the value in the same row based on the index_number. The syntax for the VLookup function is: VLookup( value, table_array, index_number, not_exact_match )
In Microsoft Excel Formulas and Functions (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365), I demystify the building of worksheet formulas and present the most useful of Excel’s many functions in an accessible, jargon-free way.
