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V-LOOK UP

DEFINITION…

 VLOOKUP uses data in a defined data table range to look


vertically down a column. It specifies to Excel that the data is in
a column form. A similar function is HLOOKUP, which performs
a lookup in a defined data table range with the identical syntax,
but it tells Excel that your data is set up in rows, or horizontally.
WHAT IS VLOOKUP IN EXCEL EXAMPLE?

 VLOOKUP is an Excel function to lookup and


retrieve data from a specific column in
table. VLOOKUP supports approximate and exact
matching, and wildcards (* ?) for partial matches. The "V"
stands for "vertical". Lookup values must appear in the
first column of the table, with lookup columns to the
right.
WHAT ARE THE USES OF VLOOKUP?

 Vlookup (short for 'vertical' lookup) is a built-in Excel


function that is designed to work with data that is
organized into columns. For a specified value, the
function finds (or 'looks up') the value in one column of
data, and returns the corresponding value from another
column.
PURPOSE OF THE VLOOKUP

 Vlookup (short for 'vertical' lookup) is a built-in Excel


function that is designed to work with data that is
organised into columns. For a specified value, the
function finds (or 'looks up') the value in one column of
data, and returns the corresponding value from another
column.
To build a VLOOKUP, you needs 4 parameters
 First parameter of the function contains the value to search.
 Second parameter is the range of cells where of your reference
table.
 Third parameter indicates the column number to return.
 The last parameter is 0 or FALSE (means exact match) or 1 or TRUE
(means approaching).
EXAMPLE:

Min Max
Product ID Product Name Origin
order (kg) order (kg)

ID_001 Orange Spain 700 4500

ID_002 Apple New-Zealand 500 4500

ID_003 Banana Costa Rica 800 2700

ID_004 Watermelon USA 600 4000

ID_005 Grapes Italia 400 1500

ID_006 Apricot Greece 400 4000

ID_007 Peach Israel 600 2500

ID_008 Pear Germany 400 4800

ID_009 Strawberry Spain 200 2500

ID_010 Kiwi France 100 900


EXPLANATION STEP BY STEP

 You have a list of product with details for each one of


them.
 We want to collect the Origin of each fruits, based on
the product ID.
STEP 1:

 We want focus on one row identify by one ID. So in C13, we have


written 1 ID of our list.

 So the first parameter of the function is the reference of this cell

=VLOOKUP(C13,
STEP 2. RANGE OF CELLS OF THE REFERENCE TABLE

 This step is very easy. We just write the references


of the area where you have your data.

=VLOOKUP(C13,$A$2:$E$11,
NOTE:

1. The first column MUST contain the value we are


searching.
2. It is not necessary to include the header in your array.
3. You must block references of your reference table.
STEP 3: INDEX OF THE COLUMN TO RETURN

 The third argument of the function is the column number you want to
return.

In our example, the column Origin is in the third position of our reference
table. So the value of the 3rd argument = 3.

=VLOOKUP(C13,$A$2:$E$11,3
STEPD 4: EXACT MATCH (IMPORTANT)

 The last argument equal ) (or FALSE).

=VLOOKUP(C13,$A$2:$E$11,3,0)
CONT.

 This argument is important because if it is omitted,


the value = 1 and 1 (for TRUE) means approximate
research.
WHAT’S HAPPEN WHEN WE CHANGE THE FIRST VALUE?

 When you change the value to search (first


argument), the function returns instantaneously
the Origin value.
EXAMPLE:
WHAT’S HAPPEN WHEN WE CHANGE THE COLUMN INDEX?

 When we change the third argument, we return


the contain of the corresponding column number
in the reference table.
CONT.

 You can customize the third argument with


the MATCH function to create a dynamic
research.

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