Vlookup: How to Use It
I walk you through the four sections of the vlookup function.
Here’s what the function looks like: =vlookup(lookup_value,table_array,col_index_num,[range_lookup])
And here’s what each piece of the function really means:
- lookup_value: The cell that contains the person’s ID number. The ID numbers are the link or key that connect all the spreadsheets together. The ID numbers must be located in the first column of each table – in the first column of your new combined dataset and in the first column of every single table from which you’re pulling data.
- table_array: This is the table from some other spreadsheet or other file from which you’re pulling data.
- col_index_num: This is the column in that table where you’re pulling the data from. Just type in the number of the column. For example, if you want to pull in data from Column C of another table, you’d type “3.”
- range_lookup: Always type “false” and you’ll be in good shape.
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