How to use the VLOOKUP function in Google Sheets?

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Syntactica Sophia
3 years ago

VLOOKUP is a powerful function in Google Sheets that allows you to search for a specific value in a range of cells and return a corresponding value in the same row. This function is especially useful when you need to combine data from different sources or when you need to find specific information in a large dataset.

Here are the steps to use the VLOOKUP function in Google Sheets:

  1. Select the cell where you want to display the result.
  2. Start typing =VLOOKUP( in the formula bar or directly in the cell.
  3. Specify the value you want to search for in the first argument of the function. This value can be a cell reference or a text string.
  4. Specify the range of cells where you want to search for the value in the second argument of the function.
  5. Specify the column index number of the value you want to return in the third argument of the function.
  6. Specify whether you want an exact match or an approximate match in the fourth argument of the function. If you want an exact match, enter FALSE or 0. If you want an approximate match, enter TRUE or 1.
  7. Close the function with a closing parenthesis and press Enter to display the result.

That's it! You have successfully used the VLOOKUP function in Google Sheets.