looks up a value and returns a related result from the lookup table.
There is no function of that name in Excel. There is a function called VLOOKUP which stands for Vertical Lookup, and is probably what you mean.
LOOKUP, HLOOKUP and VLOOKUP.
The IF function checks a condition to determine a task to do. It is a logical function. VLOOKUP is a lookup function. It can search through a list to find a value or a position in a range, and then find a corresponding value. There are situations where both could be used. Sometimes a VLOOKUP is good for using in place of a nested IF that is having to search through a lot of options. See the related questions below.
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VLookup Function is not working on Work book to Work book in Open office. This is the major disadvantage in this application. And we need to do copy the data and save it in existing sheet and do lookup function.
It is a function that means vertical lookup. You use it to search for a value in the first column of a table array and returns a value in the same row from another column in the table array.
This is how this function looks:=vlookup(Lookup value, Table array, Column index number, Range lookup{optional})Lookup value = This is the common value with both arrays, for example worker ID.Table array = the table were we want to search our data.Column index number = the column we want to retrive data from in the table array.Range lookup = this one is a little tricky, we can enter there 2 options 0 or 1 (1 is the default). This determine if we want to find the exact value (write 0 if it is the case) or the closest (write 1 or leave empty).Important note : the first column of the table array must be with the values we are searching in (for example the worker ID) - the vlookup function will search this column and after finding the value entered in the Lookup value it'll search for the data in the column mentioned in column index number
A lookup function like VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH can be used to find the answer located in a vertical table. VLOOKUP searches for a value in the first column of a table and returns a value in the same row from a specified column, while INDEX/MATCH combination can retrieve a value at the intersection of a certain row and column based on matching criteria.
Yes. There are 3 main functions for doing lookups. They are LOOKUP, VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP. You can also use a combination of the MATCH and INDEX functions to achieve a lookup.
VLOOKUP(Lookup Value,Lookup Table,Column Index)Looks in Lookup Table for a column whose first column contains the Lookup Value and then moves down the column according to Column Index and returns the value of the cell. The values in the first column of Lookup Table can be text, numbers, or logical values. They must be placed in ascending order: 0, 1, 2, ...; A-Z; FALSE, TRUE. If it can't find lookup value, it uses the largest value that is less than the lookup value.The three parts of it are:Lookup Value: A value to search for.Lookup Table: The range of values to search through and return a value from.Column Index: The number of the column of the value to be returned.
There are a number of functions that could be used to achieve that. They are all categorised as lookup functions. Included in them would be ones like VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, LOOKUP, INDEX and MATCH. You could also use the Advanced Filter facility.