Vlookup Example

Vlookup searches for a value in the leftmost column of a table, and then returns a value in the same row from a column you specify in the table. Use VLOOKUP instead of HLOOKUP when your comparison values are located in a column to the left of the data you want to find.

The V in VLOOKUP stands for "Vertical."

Syntax

VLOOKUP(lookup_value,table_array,col_index_num,range_lookup)

Lookup_value    is the value to be found in the first column of the array. Lookup_value can be a value, a reference, or a text string.

Table_array    is the table of information in which data is looked up. Use a reference to a range or a range name, such as Database or List.

Col_index_num    is the column number in table_array from which the matching value must be returned. A col_index_num of 1 returns the value in the first column in table_array; a col_index_num of 2 returns the value in the second column in table_array, and so on. If col_index_num is less than 1, VLOOKUP returns the #VALUE! error value; if col_index_num is greater than the number of columns in table_array, VLOOKUP returns the #REF! error value.

Range_lookup    is a logical value that specifies whether you want VLOOKUP to find an exact match or an approximate match. If TRUE or omitted, an approximate match is returned. In other words, if an exact match is not found, the next largest value that is less than lookup_value is returned. If FALSE, VLOOKUP will find an exact match. If one is not found, the error value #N/A is returned.

Example

	A	B	C	D
1	Density	Viscosity	Temperature	Vlookup
2	0.457	3.55	500	=VLOOKUP(A2,A2:C7,2,TRUE)
3	0.525	3.25	400
4	0.616	2.93	300
5	0.675	2.75	250
6	0.746	2.57	200
7	0.835	2.38	150

Looks up 0.457 in column A, and returns the value from column B in the same row. This will result 3.55