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How do I do a VLOOKUP in Excel?

by Rhyley Bryan

How do I do a VLOOKUP in Excel?

How to use VLOOKUP in Excel

  1. Click the cell where you want the VLOOKUP formula to be calculated.
  2. Click Formulas at the top of the screen.
  3. Click Lookup & Reference on the Ribbon.
  4. Click VLOOKUP at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
  5. Specify the cell in which you will enter the value whose data you’re looking for.

What you should know about Excel VLOOKUP?

23 things you should know about VLOOKUP How VLOOKUP works VLOOKUP is a function to lookup up and retrieve data in a table. VLOOKUP only looks right Perhaps the biggest limitation of VLOOKUP is that it can only look to the right to retrieve data. VLOOKUP finds the first match In exact match mode, if a lookup column contains duplicate values, VLOOKUP will match the first value only.

Why is using Excel VLOOKUP is important?

VLOOKUP is one of the most useful and important functions in Microsoft Excel. It is generally used to look up a particular value in huge data sheets where manual intervention can be cumbersome. The alphabet ‘V’ in VLOOKUP stands for “Vertical” so this function is sometimes also called vertical lookup.

How do I use the V-lookup formula on Excel?

reference > click on vlookup.

  • click on the function icon then manually write and search the formula.
  • We get a new function window showing in the below mention pictures.
  • Then we have to enter the details as shown in the picture.
  • Put the lookup value where you want to match from one table to another table value.

    • What is syntax of VLOOKUP in Excel?

    Excel VLOOKUP syntax. The syntax for the VLOOKUP function is as follows: VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup]) As you see, the function has 4 parameters, or arguments. The first three parameters are requited, the last one is optional. lookup_value is the value to search for.