VLOOKUP Articles: Excel and Google Sheets

The VLOOKUP is one of the most popular functions in Excel. However, there can be many errors while using this function. In this tutorial, we will learn what are the causes of the most common errors of VLOOKUP function. The essential VLOOKUP troubleshooting guide includes an explanation of #VALUE, #N/A...

While working in Excel, we often need to get values from multiple tables. This is possible by using VLOOKUP and IF functions. In this tutorial we will learn how to pull values from several tables, using VLOOKUP function with multiple lookup tables. Figure 1. Final result Syntax of the VLOOKUP...

While working in Excel, we will often need to get values from another worksheet. This is possible by using the VLOOKUP function. In this tutorial, we will learn how to pull values from another worksheet in Excel, using VLOOKUP. Figure 1. Final result Syntax of the VLOOKUP formula The generic...

We can apply the VLOOKUP and INDIRECT functions to look up data in a variable sheet name in Excel. With the following illustrations, we will learn how to use these functions in simple steps. Figure 1- Results of using the Excel VLOOKUP and INDIRECT function General Formula =VLOOKUP(val,INDIRECT("'"&sheet&"'!"&"range"),col,0) Formula =VLOOKUP($B5,INDIRECT("'"&C$4&"'!"&"B5:C11"),2,0)...

VLOOKUP is one of the most used functions for lookup in Excel. One of the shortcomings of this function is it only works for looking up data having a single criterion. Yet, with a simple workaround, we can make VLOOKUP work with multiple criteria. In this tutorial, we will learn...

VLOOKUP is one of the primary function used for lookup and reference in Excel. One of the many limitations of VLOOKUP is its inability to work with multiple workbooks. This tutorial will walk through how to VLOOKUP with multiple workbooks. Figure 1. Example of How to Use VLOOKUP with Multiple...

Figure 1. Sample Data set for VLOOKUP between Worksheets VLOOKUP is one of the most used formulas in Excel. In its generic form VLOOKUP can only refer data from the same worksheet. To apply a VLOOKUP between worksheets, we must reference the other worksheet(s) in the VLOOKUP formula. In this...

If we want to use the VLOOKUP function with both numbers and text, there usually is a mismatch between numbers and text. This article will step through the process of successfully using the VLOOKUP function with number and text. Figure 1. Final result Formula Below are the original and revised...

While working with Excel, we are able to lookup a value and retrieve data from a data set using the VLOOKUP function.  VLOOKUP provides a quick way of looking up a value from any list or range.  This step by step tutorial will assist all levels of Excel users to...

We can use the VLOOKUP function to calculate the shipping cost for a specified weight of an item. We can also apply the MAX function to VLOOKUP in situations where we have a fixed minimum shipping cost no matter the weight. Figure 1: Result of the VLOOKUP function for Calculating...