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It's actually quite easy to do with a lookup function. The VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP functions, together with INDEX and MATCH, are some of the most useful functions in Excel. Note: The Lookup Wizard feature is no longer available in Excel. Here's an example of how to use VLOOKUP. =VLOOKUP (B2,C2:E7,3,TRUE)
How to use the MATCH function in Excel to search for a specified item in a range of cells, returning the relative position of that item in the range.
When the MATCH function does not find the lookup value in the lookup array, it returns the #N/A error. If you believe that the data is present in the spreadsheet, but MATCH is unable to locate it, it may be because:
Look up data in Excel to find data in a list and verify that it's correct. Then, perform calculations or display results with the values returned. Use the VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH, and OFFSET functions to find related data in rows and columns in Excel.
There are two ways to use the INDEX function: If you want to return the value of a specified cell or array of cells, see Array form. If you want to return a reference to specified cells, see Reference form. Returns the value of an element in a table or an array, selected by the row and column number indexes.
If you are using INDEX as an array formula along with MATCH in order to be able to retrieve a value, you will need to convert your formula into an array formula, otherwise you will see a #VALUE! error.
Searches a range or an array and returns an item corresponding to the first match it finds. If a match doesn't exist, then XLOOKUP can return the closest (approximate) match. XMATCH function. Returns the relative position of an item in an array or range of cells.
To build syntax for INDEX/MATCH, you need to use the array/reference argument from the INDEX function and nest the MATCH syntax inside of it. This take the form: =INDEX (array or reference, MATCH (lookup_value,lookup_array, [match_type])
Excel comes with multiple Lookup and Reference functions that let you find matching values. Use this article to decide which function is best for your needs.
Finally, the INDEX function takes these arguments: an array, and a row and column number within that array. The cell range C9:C13 provides the array, the MATCH function provides the cell address, and the final argument (1) specifies that the value comes from the first column in the array.
Use the VLOOKUP function to look up a value in a table. Syntax VLOOKUP (lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup]) For example: =VLOOKUP(A2,A10:C20,2,TRUE)