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5-Minute Guide to Excel VLOOKUP for Office Professionals

VLOOKUP is one of the most widely used Excel functions in offices around the world. It allows you to search for a value in one column and return related data from another column.

What Problem Does VLOOKUP Solve?

Imagine you have an employee ID list and a separate table with employee names. VLOOKUP helps you connect these tables instantly.

Basic VLOOKUP Syntax

Basic VLOOKUP syntax for exact match

=VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, FALSE)