9 Easy-to-Understand Examples of Using VLOOKUP - Just Follow Along and You'll Get It Right Away | exceltip

Deal the VLOOKUP in an easy way right here

Hello, my name is Leng. Today I would like to share an essential formula for office workers or decision-makers who need to measure and control numerical data.

The VLOOKUP formula has the following structure:

=VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, range_lookup)

Meaning of each parameter:

lookup_value: The value you want to search for in the table.

table_array: The data range you want to search within.

col_index_num: The column number that contains the data you want to display.

range_lookup: TRUE (or 1) if you want an approximate match or FALSE (or 0) if you want an exact match.

Example: Simulate data in an Excel table.

| Data for filling out the formula

A B C

1 Product ID Product Name Price

2 101 Laptop 800

3 102 Smartphone 500

4 103 Tablet 300

5 104 Desktop 1200

6 105 Smartwatch 150

Suppose you want to find the price of "Tablet," which has a product code of 103 using the VLOOKUP formula:

=VLOOKUP(103, A2:C6, 3, FALSE)

lookup_value: The value you want to search for is 103 (product code).

table_array: The data range you want to search within is A2:C6 (columns A to C and starting at cell A2).

col_index_num: The column that contains the data you want to display is 3 (price).

range_lookup: We use FALSE for an exact match.

The above formula will search for the product code 103 in the table and return the price of "Tablet" (code 103), which is 300.

Next, I will show how to enter values to get different results:

VLOOKUP Basics:

In the product table, use VLOOKUP to find the price of "Tablet" (product code 103):

=VLOOKUP(103, A2:C6, 3, FALSE)

Result: 300

VLOOKUP with TRUE (Approximate Match):

Use VLOOKUP to find the price of a product with the code "A102" (approximate match):

=VLOOKUP("A102", A2:C6, 3, TRUE)

Result: 500

VLOOKUP with FALSE (Exact Match):

Use VLOOKUP to find the price of "Laptop" (exact match):

=VLOOKUP("Laptop", A2:C6, 3, FALSE)

Result: 800

VLOOKUP as Text:

Use VLOOKUP to find the price of a product with the name "Smartphone" (as text):

=VLOOKUP("Smartphone", A2:C6, 3, 0)

Result: 500

VLOOKUP Searching a Value Stored in a Cell:

Use VLOOKUP to find the price of a product with the code in cell A2:

=VLOOKUP(A2, A2:C6, 3, FALSE)

Result: 800

VLOOKUP from the Leftmost Column:

Use VLOOKUP to find the price of "Tablet" using columns starting from the leftmost:

=VLOOKUP(103, A2:C6, 1, FALSE)

Result: 103

VLOOKUP for Sorted Lookup:

Use VLOOKUP to find the price of "Tablet" using CHOOSE to specify the starting column:

=VLOOKUP(103, CHOOSE({1,2,3}, A2:A6, B2:B6, C2:C6), 3, FALSE)

Result: 300

VLOOKUP Using INDEX to Retrieve Data:

Use VLOOKUP to find the price of "Smartwatch" using INDEX:

=VLOOKUP("Smartwatch", INDEX(A2:C6, , 2), 0)

Result: 150

VLOOKUP Searching in a Named Range:

Use VLOOKUP to find the price of "Laptop" using the named range "ProductTable":

=VLOOKUP("Laptop", ProductTable, 3, FALSE)

Result: 800

I hope these 9 examples help you understand how to use VLOOKUP in Excel better!

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Posted by: Michael Leng



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