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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I am running into the dreaded "Excel cannot complete this task with available resources" dialog box in Excel while trying to fill a column with a simple VLOOKUP equation. I have one column with ...

Comparing two columns in Excel doesn’t have to be a difficult task, and to get the job done, we suggest using VLOOKUP. You see, not always; the columns you want to compare are in the same workbook or ...

Excel's VLOOKUP function searches cell arrays for data that you provide. The function often takes cell references as input, letting you easily apply the function to each cell in a range. Alternatively ...

This is the demonstration file referenced in How to combine Excel’s VLOOKUP() function with a combo box for enhanced searching, by Susan Harkins. From the hottest programming languages to commentary ...

An Excel VLOOKUP can be your best friend. It can save you hours of work. Give this formula the information you have and it looks through a long list to return the information you need. Here's how the ...

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Discover why your VLOOKUP isn’t matching and how to fix it quickly. Avoid hidden characters causing formula errors.

When it comes to Microsoft Excel, most of us use the same handful of functions like SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, and other generic ones, and end up doing a ton of manual work. But what if there was a better ...