The VLOOKUP function is one of the most useful when pulling information from an Excel database. Here's how it works and how you can start using it in your work.

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

VLOOKUP, one of the most useful Microsoft Excel functions, is also available on Google Sheets. Here's how to use VLOOKUP to sift through Sheets data.

Create, build & use Excel VLOOKUP function In our example, we’ll work with a VLOOKUP function that searches for information about seven employees’ salaries.

You probably use VLOOKUP() function to find exact matches in Microsoft Excel, but you can also find the closest value when you don't know the exact value.

You can use the VLOOKUP function in Microsoft Excel to efficiently find corresponding data for a specific value.

What’s a vlookup, you ask? For the uninformed, this fun little Excel command allows you to extract a value based on the position of another value. So, for example, suppose you had a spreadsheet ...

To use VLOOKUP to find data in another Excel workbook requires multiple workbooks' relevant data. Once you have them, follow these steps.

VLOOKUP is a formula that allows you to “look up” certain data and retrieve it into another table, by row. This function can be especially useful when you have a well-structured table with information ...

The trick to using Excel's VLOOKUP effectively is knowing what commands and values to use in what order.