VLOOKUP for Excel Beginner & Advanced Users (20 Examples)
VLOOKUP is a powerful function in Excel that allows you to search for a value in one column and return a corresponding value from another column. Here are 20+ VLOOKUP examples for both beginner and advanced Excel users:
Example 1: Basic VLOOKUP
=VLOOKUP(101, A2:B10, 2, FALSE)
Example 2: Approximate Match
=VLOOKUP(95, D2:E10, 2, TRUE)
Example 3: VLOOKUP with Wildcard
=VLOOKUP("Ap*", F2:G10, 2, FALSE)
Example 4: VLOOKUP with Multiple Criteria
=VLOOKUP(102&B2, H2:I10, 2, FALSE)
Example 5: VLOOKUP with Range Lookup
=VLOOKUP(78, C2:E10, 3, TRUE)
Example 6: VLOOKUP with IFERROR
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(110, A2:B10, 2, FALSE), "Not Found")
Example 7: Nested VLOOKUP
=VLOOKUP(VLOOKUP(103, A2:B10, 2, FALSE), H2:I10, 2, FALSE)
Example 8: VLOOKUP with INDEX-MATCH
=INDEX(B2:B10, MATCH(108, A2:A10, 0))
Example 9: VLOOKUP with Multiple Results
=TEXTJOIN(", ", TRUE, IF(A2:A10=105, B2:B10, ""))
Example 10: VLOOKUP with CHOOSE
=CHOOSE(3, VLOOKUP(106, A2:B10, 2, FALSE), VLOOKUP(107, A2:B10, 2, FALSE), VLOOKUP(108, A2:B10, 2, FALSE))
Example 11: VLOOKUP with COLUMN Function
=VLOOKUP(112, A2:G10, COLUMN(E2)-COLUMN(A2)+1, FALSE)
Example 12: VLOOKUP with Multiple Lookup Values
=VLOOKUP(H2&I2, A2:B10, 2, FALSE)
Example 13: VLOOKUP with Dynamic Range
=VLOOKUP(115, INDIRECT("A2:"&ADDRESS(COUNT(A:A)+1, 2)), 2, FALSE)
Example 14: VLOOKUP with Data Validation
=VLOOKUP(D2, INDIRECT($F$2&":"&$F$3), 2, FALSE)
Example 15: VLOOKUP with Error Handling
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(120, A2:B10, 2, FALSE), "Not Found")
Example 16: VLOOKUP with Named Range
=VLOOKUP(125, Prices, 2, FALSE)
Example 17: VLOOKUP with TEXT Function
=VLOOKUP(TEXT(130, "0000"), A2:B10, 2, FALSE)
Example 18: VLOOKUP with INDEX and MATCH
=INDEX(A2:A10, MATCH(140, B2:B10, 0))
Example 19: VLOOKUP with ROW Function
=VLOOKUP(145, OFFSET(A2:B10, ROW(145)-ROW(A2), 0), 2, FALSE)
Example 20: VLOOKUP with INDIRECT and Data Validation
=VLOOKUP(INDIRECT(D2), INDIRECT(E2), 2, FALSE)
Experiment with these examples to become proficient in using VLOOKUP and unlock Excel's potential for data analysis and manipulation.
