The VLOOKUP function is one of the most useful when pulling information from an Excel database. Here's how it works and how you can start using it in your work.

Excel's VLOOKUP function lets you find data in columns in reference to the first column. Learn how to create it manually or build it easily.

VLOOKUP, or Vertical Lookup, is a powerful function in Excel that allows you to search for specific data in a column and return a value from a different column in the same row. Here’s a concise ...

You can do a lot in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, beyond the obvious spreadsheet-style organization and data collating. A lot of this is tied to both of their programming-like functions that ...

How to Use VLookup With Different Sheets on Excel. Excel's VLOOKUP function searches an array of cells for data you choose, returning data from the cell next to the one that it finds.

But if you only do that once a year, you’ll probably have to research how to use the VLOOKUP function in Excel. For the third most used function in Excel (after SUM and AVERAGE), VLOOKUP is complex.

VLOOKUP, one of the most useful Microsoft Excel functions, is also available on Google Sheets. Here's how to use VLOOKUP to sift through Sheets data.