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.

Learn how to use the VLOOKUP formula to compare a maximum of two columns to have common values returned or to locate missing data.

You probably use VLOOKUP() function to find exact matches in Microsoft Excel, but you can also find the closest value when you don't know the exact value.

You can use VLOOKUP with Google Sheets similar to how the search function is used to find information in Excel.