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.

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 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.

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 ...

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

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.