LOOKUP Articles: Excel and Google Sheets

We can use an array formula that is based on the INDEX and MATCH functions to lookup a value based on multiple criteria. The steps below will walk through the process. Figure 1- How to Use INDEX and MATCH with Multiple Criteria General Formula =INDEX(range1,MATCH(1,(A1=range2)*(B1=range3)*(C1=range4),0)) Formula =INDEX(E4:E10,MATCH(1,(H3=B4:B10)*(H4=C4:C10)*(H5=D4:D10),0)) Setting up the...

We can use the HLOOKUP Function in excel to lookup and return values from a specific row in a table. "H" stands for "horizontal" in the HLOOKUP function, where lookup values appear in the first row of the table, moving horizontally to the right. Approximate and exact matching are supported...

We can create and use a LOOKUP TABLE in excel for sorting large amount of data. The LOOKUP TABLE allows us to evaluate cells and input an associated comment or remark. The steps below will walk through the process. Figure 1- How to Create and Use a LOOKUP Table in...

We can use the Excel LOOKUP function to get an approximate match of the lookup value in a one-column or one-row range and return the corresponding value from another one-column or one-row range. The steps below will walk through the process. Figure 1- How to Use the LOOKUP Function in...

We can use excel MATCH FUNCTION to locate the position of a lookup value in a column, row, or table. Approximate and exact matching are supported by MATCH FUNCTION and wildcards (* ?) for partial matches. The steps below will walk through the process. Figure 1- How to Use Excel...

Apart from VLOOKUP, we can lookup items in excel using a combined formula of INDEX and MATCH functions. This is more popular than VLOOKUP. MATCH FUNCTION returns the numeric position of an item in a list. INDEX FUNCTION returns the VALUE at a known position. The steps below will walk...

Figure 1. of Dynamic Lookup Table with INDIRECT. In order to apply a Dynamic Lookup Table in our Excel worksheet, we are going to utilize the Excel INDIRECT function together with a specific cell range inside of the VLOOKUP operation syntax. This tutorial will step through the process. Generic Formula...

We can find the First Non-Blank Value (text or number) in a list by applying the INDEX, MATCH and ISBLANK functions. We will also use the ISTEXT function instead of the ISBLANK function to find the First Text Value in our list. We will follow the simple steps below to...

While using the VLOOKUP function in Excel, sometimes we need to lookup multiple tables. In order to create the dynamic VLOOKUP formula, we will nest the INDIRECT function inside of a VLOOKUP function to dynamically reference multiple tables within the lookup formula. In this tutorial, we will see how to...

Figure 1. Sample Data Set to Extract Unique Names from list We might come across a lot of duplicates while working with a large data set. Excel offers a few ways to extract the unique items from these. This tutorial shows how to extract unique items from a list. The...