True - True - 3 - Medium - Medium - False: INDEX MATCH Benefits VLOOKUP Breaks VLOOKUP To Left
True - True - 3 - Medium - Medium - False: INDEX MATCH Benefits VLOOKUP Breaks VLOOKUP To Left
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Benefits of INDEX & MATCH vs VLOOKUP VLOOKUP Can Break When Inserting Columns VLOOKUP Can Not Look to the Left
1 Look to the Left CLASSIC FAVORITES TALL GRANDE VENTI Lookup Value Region
Caff e Latte $2.95 $3.75 $4.15 Dobbert, Susan #N/A
Emp ID Name Region Department Cappuccino $2.95 $3.65 $4.15 Dunton, Donna
10001 DeRusha, Joe East 5255-Data/Connectivity Sales Caramel Macchiato $3.75 $3.95 $4.25 Davis, Jan
10002 De Pasquale, Richard East 5256-Sales Mgt & Support Caff e Mocha $3.25 $3.95 $4.40
10003 Dobbert, Susan East 5257-Auto Sales White Chocolate Mocha $3.45 $4.15 $4.55 Region Name Depart
10004 Dillard, Susan East 5258-IAP Sales Caff e Americano $2.00 $2.40 $2.75 East DeRusha, Joe 5255-D
10005 Dunton, Donna West 5259-Sales Channel Cinnamon Dolce Latte $3.95 $4.75 $5.15 East De Pasquale, Richard 5256-S
Steamer $2.25 $2.50 $2.75 East Dobbert, Susan 5257-A
10006 De Vries, John West 5262-Auto GM
Drip Coffee $1.75 $1.95 $2.05 East Dillard, Susan 5258-IA
10007 De Sousa, Kristi West 5263-Sales Support
10008 Defonso, Daniel West 5264-ARD Sales West Dunton, Donna 5259-S
Question: What is the price of a Caffe Mocha, size Grande? West De Vries, John 5262-A
Caff e Mocha 0.00
2 Specify Single Column that contains Return Values. Easier to insert/delete columns.
INDEX/MATCH VLOOKUP
Emp ID Name Region Department Emp ID Name Region Department
MATCH Definition How the MATCH Function Works MATCH Returns the Column Number
MATCH Returns the RELATIVE row or column number of the lookup value MATCH Returns the RELATIVE row or column nu
Caff e Mocha 4 Grande 2
INDEX Definition How the INDEX Function Works INDEX + MATCH Instead of VLOOKUP
INDEX + MATCH Compared to VLOOKUP Lookup to the Left with INDEX/MATCH INDEX MATCH for Both Row and Column
CLASSIC FAVORITES TALL GRANDE VENTI Emp ID Region Name Department Month Year Sales Discounts CLASSIC FAVORITES TALL GRANDE
Caff e Latte $2.95 $3.75 $4.15 10001 East DeRusha, Joe 5255-Data/Connectivity Sales Jan FY13 100,000 25,000 Caff e Latte $2.95 $3.75
Cappuccino $2.95 $3.65 $4.15 10002 East De Pasquale, Richard 5256-Sales Mgt & Support Jan FY13 150,000 30,000 Cappuccino $2.95 $3.65
Caramel Macchiato $3.75 $3.95 $4.25 10003 East Dobbert, Susan 5257-Auto Sales Jan FY13 200,000 35,000 Caramel Macchiato $3.75 $3.95
Caff e Mocha $3.25 $3.95 $4.40 10004 East Dillard, Susan 5258-IAP Sales Jan FY13 250,000 40,000 Caff e Mocha $3.25 $3.95
White Chocolate Mocha $3.45 $4.15 $4.55 10005 West Dunton, Donna 5259-Sales Channel Jan FY13 300,000 45,000 White Chocolate Mocha $3.45 $4.15
10006 West De Vries, John 5262-Auto GM Jan FY13 350,000 50,000
INDEX Returns a Cell's Value based on the specified row & column numbers 10007 West De Sousa, Kristi 5263-Sales Support Jan FY13 400,000 55,000 Use MATCH for both Row and Column numbers.
Caff e Mocha 3.95 <- INDEX MATCH Formula 10008 West Defonso, Daniel 5264-ARD Sales Jan FY13 450,000 60,000 Item Size Price
Caff e Mocha 0 <- VLOOKUP Formula breaks when columns are inserted. Cappuccino VENTI 4.1
VLOOKUP to Left
MATCH Returns the RELATIVE row or column number of the lookup value
Grande 2
INDEX Returns a Cell's Value based on the specified row & column numbers
Caffe Mocha 3.95
Region
Benefits of INDEX & MATCH vs VLOOKUP
2 Specify Single Column that contains Return Values. Easier to insert/delete columns.
INDEX/MATCH VLOOKUP
Emp ID Name Region Department Emp ID
10001 DeRusha, Joe East 5255-Data/Connectivity Sales 10001
10002 De Pasquale, Richard East 5256-Sales Mgt & Support 10002
10003 Dobbert, Susan East 5257-Auto Sales 10003
10004 Dillard, Susan East 5258-IAP Sales 10004
10005 Dunton, Donna West 5259-Sales Channel 10005
10006 De Vries, John West 5262-Auto GM 10006
10007 De Sousa, Kristi West 5263-Sales Support 10007
10008 Defonso, Daniel West 5264-ARD Sales 10008
VLOOKUP
Name Region Department
DeRusha, Joe East 5255-Data/Connectivity Sales
De Pasquale, Richard East 5256-Sales Mgt & Support
Dobbert, Susan East 5257-Auto Sales
Dillard, Susan East 5258-IAP Sales
Dunton, Donna West 5259-Sales Channel
De Vries, John West 5262-Auto GM
De Sousa, Kristi West 5263-Sales Support
Defonso, Daniel West 5264-ARD Sales
VLOOKUP Can Break When Inserting Columns
MATCH Returns the RELATIVE row or column number of the lookup value
Caffe Mocha 4
MATCH Returns the Column Number
MATCH Returns the RELATIVE row or column number of the lookup value
Grande 2
INDEX Definition
INDEX
INDEX Returns
Returns aa Cell's
Cell's Value
Value
based
based on the intersection of
on the intersection of the
the
row and column number
row and column number of a of a
range.
range.
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How the INDEX Function Works
INDEX Returns a Cell's Value based on the specified row & column numbers
INDEX Returns a Cell's Value based on the specified row & column numbers
INDEX Returns a Cell's Value based on the specified row & column numbers
INDEX array and MATCH lookup_array arguments must be same number of rows/cols.