The lookup function in Excel can save you a lot of time and effort, but only if you actually know how to use its many forms and alterations.

As a long-term Excel enthusiast, I have always enjoyed using VLOOKUP, one of Excel's best-known lookup functions. However, Microsoft's introduction of XLOOKUP in 2019 changed everything. Once I ...

The lookup value is what you’re searching for, which Excel will look for in the first column of your table array. The table array is the range of cells that includes the data you want to search.

Lookup functions are great for finding values that match another value. Thanks to XLOOKUP () this task is easier than ever, and it even supports wildcards! In this article, I’ll show you how to ...

The VLOOKUP function in Excel is an incredibly powerful and versatile tool for data retrieval and analysis. It allows you to efficiently search for a specific value in one column of a table and ...

If there isn’t one, use the next larger value (1). Wildcard match (2). [search_mode] is optional and allows you to choose how Excel will search for the lookup value in the lookup_array. The default ...

If you work with a large dataset or usually query the same data in an Excel table, then you should use the VLOOKUP function to make your life easier – here's how.

The trick to using Excel's VLOOKUP effectively is knowing what commands and values to use in what order.

The HLOOKUP function should be used when the comparison values are in a row across the top of a table of data, and you want to look at a specified row. In this tutorial, we will explain how to ...

You use these functions when you want to find values based on the value in a corresponding cell. Thanks to the newish dynamic array function XLOOKUP (), you now have more power and less confusion.

The Microsoft Excel Status Bar is now more advanced than before with the new ability to copy and paste values.