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 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.

A little from column A, a little from column B: XLOOKUP is the new, easier way to retrieve information across Excel spreadsheets.

The VLOOKUP function in Microsoft Excel literally means vertical lookup. It’s a search function for querying values in the cell of a column. This function searches for the data relative to the entries ...

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VLOOKUP and Search are two functions that Excel uses to search for text. VLOOKUP finds data in a column and returns the contents of an adjacent cell. Search finds data in a cell and returns the ...

A combo box's autocomplete feature linked to a lookup function creates a flexible search tool.