VLOOKUP
Hello Friends This post
describes the formula syntax and usage of the VLOOKUP function in Microsoft
Office Excel.
describes the formula syntax and usage of the VLOOKUP function in Microsoft
Office Excel.
VLOOKUP function is very
important function is excel. Vlookup function is excel function under lookup
category.
important function is excel. Vlookup function is excel function under lookup
category.
Vlookup Description
You can use the VLOOKUP
function to search the first column of a range of cells, and then return a
value from any cell on the same row of the range. For example, suppose that you
have a list of employees contained in the range A2:C10. The employees’ ID
numbers are stored in the first column of the range, as shown in the following figure.
function to search the first column of a range of cells, and then return a
value from any cell on the same row of the range. For example, suppose that you
have a list of employees contained in the range A2:C10. The employees’ ID
numbers are stored in the first column of the range, as shown in the following figure.
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| `Vlookup Example Fig. |
If you know the
employee’s ID number, you can use the VLOOKUP function to return either
the department or the name of that employee. To obtain the name of employee
number 38, you can use the formula =VLOOKUP(38, A2:C10, 3, FALSE). This
formula searches for the value 38 in the first column of the range A2:C10, and
then returns the value that is contained in the third column of the range and
on the same row as the lookup value.
employee’s ID number, you can use the VLOOKUP function to return either
the department or the name of that employee. To obtain the name of employee
number 38, you can use the formula =VLOOKUP(38, A2:C10, 3, FALSE). This
formula searches for the value 38 in the first column of the range A2:C10, and
then returns the value that is contained in the third column of the range and
on the same row as the lookup value.
The V in VLOOKUP
stands for vertical.
stands for vertical.
Syntax
VLOOKUP(lookup_value,
table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])
table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])
The VLOOKUP function
syntax has the following arguments:
syntax has the following arguments:
lookup_value Required. The
value to search in the first column of the table or range.
value to search in the first column of the table or range.
table_array Required. The
range of cells that contains the data. You can use a reference to a range (for
example, A2:D8), or a range name. The values in the first column of table_array
are the values searched by lookup_value. These values can be
text, numbers, or logical values. Uppercase and lowercase text are equivalent.
range of cells that contains the data. You can use a reference to a range (for
example, A2:D8), or a range name. The values in the first column of table_array
are the values searched by lookup_value. These values can be
text, numbers, or logical values. Uppercase and lowercase text are equivalent.
col_index_num Required. The
column number in the table_array argument from which the matching
value must be returned. A col_index_num argument of 1 returns the
value in the first column in table_array; a col_index_num
of 2 returns the value in the second column in table_array, and
so on.
column number in the table_array argument from which the matching
value must be returned. A col_index_num argument of 1 returns the
value in the first column in table_array; a col_index_num
of 2 returns the value in the second column in table_array, and
so on.
range_lookup Optional. A
logical value that specifies whether you want VLOOKUP to find an exact
match or an approximate match:
logical value that specifies whether you want VLOOKUP to find an exact
match or an approximate match:
If range_lookup
is either TRUE or is omitted, an exact or approximate match is returned. If an
exact match is not found, the next largest value that is less than lookup_value
is returned.
is either TRUE or is omitted, an exact or approximate match is returned. If an
exact match is not found, the next largest value that is less than lookup_value
is returned.
Conclusion
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