Excel’s VLOOKUP may seem tricky, but with practice, you'll master it easily. The formula lets you search for a value in a ...

As a long-term Excel enthusiast, I have always enjoyed using VLOOKUP, one of Excel's best-known lookup functions. However, Microsoft's introduction of XLOOKUP in 2019 changed everything.

One function that anyone looking to master the spreadsheet program needs to know is VLOOKUP. It's easily one of the handiest ways to sort through and understand large reams of data. Here ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Once you have mastered VLOOKUP in Excel it's time to move on to INDEX/MATCH. This formula combination gives the same results but without the problems of VLOOKUP.