The VLOOKUP function in Microsoft Excel literally means vertical lookup. It’s a search function for querying values in the cell of a column. This function searches for the data relative to the entries ...

Comparing two columns in Excel doesn’t have to be a difficult task, and to get the job done, we suggest using VLOOKUP. You see, not always; the columns you want to compare are in the same workbook or ...

As you use Microsoft Excel more and more, you'll find that the VLOOKUP function is a very popular tool for dealing with large Excel directories or databases. It allows the user to quickly find ...

VLOOKUP and Search are two functions that Excel uses to search for text. VLOOKUP finds data in a column and returns the contents of an adjacent cell. Search finds data in a cell and returns the string ...

I still remember the first day I figured out how to run a vlookup command in Excel; I was sitting at my coffee table wondering what the point of this silly little command was. Once I realized its ...

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When writing formulas in Excel, SUM and VLOOKUP are staples for beginners. But since Excel has over 400 functions, it's helpful to know more of the extremely useful ones, especially when looking to ...

Excel can be a time sink. If you are tired of wrestling with VLOOKUPs, filtering data, and text manipulation, it’s time to adopt these key Excel functions and shortcuts. From complex data lookups and ...