VLOOKUP is the name of the function you are looking for. There are other ways of doing it, like using INDEX and MATCH together, which is the way some people prefer to do it.
You can use the VLOOKUP function in Excel to find an answer located in a vertical table. Provide the function with the value you want to look up, the range of cells containing the data, and the column number where the answer is located.
Excel does not have an UPLOKVERT function. You might be thinking of VLOOKUP. You use VLOOKUP when your comparison values are located in a column to the left of the data that you want to find.
The MATCH function can find the position of an item in a table.
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.
Columns are always vertical and rows are always horizontal. Together they form a table. These appear in different applications, such Word, Access and Excel. In Excel they are known as a worksheet.
The MATCH function can do that.
The MATCH function.
The SUMIF function.
The COUNT function will do it. You just need to specify your table range. Say your table is from B2 to E16, then the function would be: =COUNT(B2:E16)
When writing the function, in the table array choose the table from the relevant sheet.
To change a horizontal table to a vertical table, you can transpose the table so that the rows become columns and the columns become rows. This can be done manually by copying the data and rearranging it or by using spreadsheet software that offers a transpose function.
Families (or groups) are the vertical columns of the periodic table. Period is horizontal rows.