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    The VLookup function searches for a value in the left-most column of a table and returns a value from the same row based on the column index number. It has four parameters: the value to search for, the table range which must be sorted ascending on the first column, the column index number to return, and a logical value for an exact or approximate match. VLookup is useful for looking up data from another worksheet or workbook based on a lookup value.

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    The VLookup function searches for a value in the left-most column of a table and returns a value from the same row based on the column index number. It has four parameters: the value to search for, the table range which must be sorted ascending on the first column, the column index number to return, and a logical value for an exact or approximate match. VLookup is useful for looking up data from another worksheet or workbook based on a lookup value.

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    The VLookup function searches for a value in the left-most column of a table and returns a value from the same row based on the column index number. It has four parameters: the value to search for, the table range which must be sorted ascending on the first column, the column index number to return, and a logical value for an exact or approximate match. VLookup is useful for looking up data from another worksheet or workbook based on a lookup value.

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    Using the VLOOKUP Function

    The VLookup function searches for value in the left-most column of the table_array and
    returns the value in the same row based on the index_number.

    The syntax for the VLookup function is:

    VLookup(value, table_array, index_number, not_exact_match )

    value is the value to search for in the first column of the table_array.

    table_array is two or more columns of data that is sorted in ascending order.

    index_number is the column number in table_array from which the matching value must be
    returned. The first column is 1.

    not_exact_match determines if you are looking for an exact match based on value. Enter
    FALSE to find an exact match. Enter TRUE to find an approximate match, which means that
    if an exact match if not found, then the VLookup function will look for the next largest value
    that is less than value.

    Note:

    If index_number is less than 1, the VLookup function will return #VALUE!.

    If index_number is greater than the number of columns in table_array, the VLookup function
    will return #REF!.

    If you enter FALSE for the not_exact_match parameter and no exact match is found, then
    the VLookup function will return #N/A.

    For example:

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    Based on the Excel spreadsheet above:

    =VLookup(10251, A1:B21, 2, FALSE) would return "Tofu"


    =VLookup(10251, A1:C21, 3, FALSE) would return $18.60
    =VLookup(10248, A1:B21, 2, FALSE) would return #N/A
    =VLookup(10248, A1:B21, 2, TRUE) would return "Queso Cabrales"

    You will often find it easier using VLOOKUP if you define range names first. For example in
    the above spreadsheet it would work better if you highlighted columns and to D and called it
    something meaningful like PRODUCTS. The VLOOKUP to find the unit price would then
    be:-

    =VLOOKUP(value,PRODUCTS,3,False)

    Value = the Order ID you wish to look up

    In this example the VLOOKUP formula could be typed into a totally separate workbook (you
    would need to put the whole path name into the formula). You could type the value you want
    to look up into a cell on the screen.

    For example let us say that the above example is called Orders.xls and it is stored on the C:
    drive in a folder called My Documents

    If you were to type the above on a separate worksheet to look up the price of the order ID in
    cell B1 the formula you would enter would be:

    =VLOOKUP(B1,[Orders.xls]Sheet1!products,3,False)
    The spreadsheet name goes between square brackets. This is followed by the Sheet name
    and an exclamation mark. Next comes the range name followed by a comma, the index
    number of the column that contains the price followed by a comma and then the word false
    which indicates we require an exact match only.

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    T: 01923 710552 M: 07885 232 030 E: [email protected]
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