VlookupHow to find things quickly

Lesson Plan

1. Vlookup2.

Troubleshooting

3. Match |

Index

Looking up a

value from a

table

● Formats

● trim()

Expert method

of looking for

values

4. Dynamic

Tables

Grow your table

automatically

Lookup - What is it?

You have a data table

You need to find a value within that table with

a key value

Data Table

Where are you

looking for the

information?

Key value

Use this to “unlock”

Must be unique

Example: IC number

1000001A

Performing vlookup - 1/

Questions to ask:

What fields do you need from the data table

Is the key field on the far left hand column

Performing vlookup - 1/

=VLOOKUP(G2,A:D,2,false)Default always false

Count from left to right

1. Excel will search for the key value

2. Output the required value based on

the data able and column (2 for this

example: name)

Hands On

Get those hands dirty!

Next Week

Troubleshooting

2. File formats1. TRIM()