Microsoft office excel vlookup tutorial. This can be an actual value or a blank cell that will. Remember that the lookup value should always be in the first column in the. In this video i explain everything you need to know to get started with vlookup for excel. Vlookup v stands for vertical is an in built function in excel which allows establishing a relationship between different columns of excel.
In other words it allows you to find look up a value from one column of data and returns its respective or corresponding value from another column. In this vlookup guide we will learn. The beginners guide to excel excel basics tutorial duration. Microsoft office excel.
H2b3f25 enter column index number. The column number in. When using the vlookup function in excel you can have multiple lookup tables. You can use the if function to check whether a condition is met and return one lookup table if true and another lookup table if false.
This video shows you how to use microsoft excels vlookup function to compare values in two lists. Enter your table array or lookup table the range of data you want to search and a comma. The value you want to look up also called the lookup value. Select cell e4 and enter the vlookup function shown below.
There are four pieces of information that you will need in order to build the vlookup syntax. The range where the lookup value is located. Download the excel file.