Vlookup excel advanced tutorial. This may even help you to create a dynamic dashboard. As a result the vlookup function returns the salary of mia clark first instance. Vlookup v stands for vertical is an in built function in excel which allows establishing a relationship between different columns of excel. Download the excel file.
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. Organize your data so that the value you look up is to the left of the return value you want to find. Now hoping that you have a basic understanding of what the vlookup function can do lets peel this onion and see some practical examples of the vlookup function. 10 excel vlookup examples basic advanced here are 10 useful exampels of using excel vlookup that will show you how to use it in your day to day work.
In the lookupvalue text box type c2 in this step were asking excel to look up the contents of cell c2. In advanced vlookup function we combine other functions for the improved outcome. Vlookup in excel may sound complicated but you will find out that it is a very easy and useful tool once you try it. The vlookup function in excel performs a case insensitive lookup.
For example the vlookup function below looks up mia cell g2 in the leftmost column of the table. As the name specifies vlookup is a built in excel function that helps you look for a specified value by searching for it vertically across the sheet. In this article you will learn how you can use vlookup to solve the problem in the advance way. In this vlookup guide we will learn.
Vlookup stands for vertical lookup. In this video i explain everything you need to know to get started with vlookup for excel. For me this milestone actually occurred in 2004 during an internship at microsoft in the companys commercial operations division. How to use vlookup in excel 7 8.
The ultimate guide to vlookup november 7 2015 by matthew kuo learning the vlookup formula is for most people the first step taken towards becoming an advanced excel user.