Excel's VLOOKUP function lets you find data in columns in reference to the first column. Learn how to create it manually or build it easily.

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 combines information from two different sections of the worksheet: Each asset’s age and depreciation class are contained in columns H and I in the asset depreciation schedule and the MACRS ...

But if you only do that once a year, you’ll probably have to research how to use the VLOOKUP function in Excel. For the third most used function in Excel (after SUM and AVERAGE), VLOOKUP is complex.

Use MATCH for Row and Column Numbers: Instead of hardcoding row and column numbers in the INDEX function, use MATCH to dynamically find the correct positions.

Once you have mastered VLOOKUP in Excel it's time to move on to INDEX/MATCH. This formula combination gives the same results but without the problems of VLOOKUP.

TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER are a few more of my favorite Excel functions to clean messy spreadsheets. Excel's newer text ...

XLOOKUP is Excel’s modern fix for everything VLOOKUP got wrong. It’s simpler, more flexible, and available in Excel 365 and ...