In such cases, Excel's LOOKUP function can be extremely useful. It allows you to search for a value in a range of cells and ...

As a long-term Excel enthusiast, I have always enjoyed using VLOOKUP, one of Excel's best-known lookup functions. However, Microsoft's introduction of XLOOKUP in 2019 changed everything.

An curved arrow pointing right. VLOOKUP is one of the most useful functions in Excel. You can pull specific data out of huge data sets with a simple formula. Just watch. Produced by Sara ...

An curved arrow pointing right. 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.

Method one is to click the fx button on the top left of the Excel worksheet. An Insert Function dialog box will appear. Inside the dialog box, in the section Select a Category, select Lookup and ...