As a long-term Excel enthusiast, I have always enjoyed using VLOOKUP, one of Excel's best-known lookup functions. However, Microsoft's introduction of XLOOKUP in 2019 changed everything.

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 ...

Knowing how to use VLOOKUP in Excel can be extremely useful when you’re dealing with huge tables. It’s not just like using Ctrl+F to search for a specific word or number: VLOOKUP searches a ...

Microsoft Excel's VLookup formula permits you to search large spreadsheets for specific data, one of Excel's lookup and reference functions. You can use VLookup between sheets within an Excel ...

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.

To use the Function Arguments wizard to build a VLOOKUP formula in Microsoft Excel, use these steps: Open Excel . Create the first column with a list of items that will act as unique identifiers ...

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.

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.

VLOOKUP works more or less the same way in both Excel and Google Sheets; if you already know how to use VLOOKUP in Excel, making the transition to Google is not difficult.

Using VLOOKUP with Wildcards. Follow steps 1-4 from the Basic VLOOKUP Formula. For the lookup value, use a wildcard character (* for multiple characters or ? for a single character) within quotes.