30 Second VLOOKUP() in Excel

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Learn to use the VLOOKUP function for Excel in 30 seconds or less!

This tutorial includes seaching through a list of values for an exact match using Vlookup as well as searching through a sorted list of numbers to return either an exact match or the next lowest value.

Vlookup to Search an Exact Match

=VLOOKUP("Red",B5:D8,3,FALSE)

(Download the file for this tutorial to get the lookup data as well.)

Vlookup to Search for an Approximate Match

=VLOOKUP(85,B15:C18,2,TRUE)

(Download the file for this tutorial to get the lookup data as well.)

Additional Resources

Vlookup Excel (microsoft's page)


Excel Function: VLOOKUP()
Downloadable Files: Excel File

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Excel Function: VLOOKUP()
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