Master =VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup]). The 4 rules to prevent #N/A errors.
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Calculate total revenue in cell D6 by summing all items in column D (cells D2 to D5).
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| # | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Product | Quantity | Unit Price | Total |
| 2 | Laptop | 5 | 45000 | 225000 |
| 3 | Mouse | 20 | 500 | 10000 |
| 4 | Keyboard | 15 | 1200 | 18000 |
| 5 | Monitor | 8 | 12500 | 100000 |
| 6 | Grand Total |
VLOOKUP (Vertical Lookup) is the most famous function in spreadsheet history. It searches for a key in the first column of a table and returns a value from another column in the same row.
=VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])
A2).$ to lock: $F$2:$H$500.FALSE (or 0) for exact matches!=VLOOKUP(A2, $F$2:$H$100, 3, FALSE)
[!WARNING] If you omit the 4th argument, Excel defaults to
TRUE(approximate match), which will return wrong data if your master table is not sorted alphabetically! Always type, 0.
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