VLOOKUP 201: The John Smith Problem and Going Left After you use VLOOKUP enough, you’ll encounter its limitations. For example: It only returns the first match it finds, even if there are hundreds of ...

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 who? XLOOKUP has replaced INDEX/MATCH and VLOOKUP for me in most scenarios. Unlike VLOOKUP, you don't need to count columns. You can specify the lookup and return arrays directly. Besides ...

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 ...

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 ...

Master Excel with these essential tricks, including VLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH, and pivot tables for better productivity.