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.

How to use the powerful Microsoft Excel VLOOKUP feature that allows you to search for specific data in a column and return a value from a ...

Unlike the more commonly known VLOOKUP, INDEX & MATCH offer greater flexibility and efficiency. One of the primary benefits of using INDEX & MATCH is their ability to look up values in any direction.

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

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

Learn how to use both Excel's XLOOKUP() and VLOOKUP() functions to find results between conditional benchmarks in Microsoft Excel.

Note that it is also possible to use VLOOKUP in Excel to find duplicate data. Getting to grips with these advanced features turns what appears to be a plain grid of numbers into a powerful tool.

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.