Tag: xlookup

What is xlookup in Excel

Posted on by DevPaulC
XLOOKUP is the newest addition to the lookup formulas in Excel. If VLOOKUP is a Vertical lookup function and HLOOKUP is a Horizontal lookup function, XLOOKUP is capable of replacing them both by performing the lookup both horizontally and vertically. What is the difference between VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP? VLOOKUP is structured like this VLOOKUP ( value to look for, in this big array where the value has to be in the first column, return the value in the X column on the right after the first column, exact or approximate match) Notice in bold the restrictions of VLOOKUP. you...read more

How to use XLOOKUP in Google Sheets

Posted on by DevPaulC
XLOOKUP may be a new function to Excel but it is not new to spreadsheet software. Google Sheets already has the LOOKUP function that works exactly like Excel's XLOOKUP. What about Excel's XLOOKUP support for Google Sheets? As Excel Released the XLOOKUP for most of the users now (if you don't have XLOOKUP in your Excel see here why), many users are asking what happens if you try to open a file that has an XLOOKUP formula in Google Sheets. As of February of 2020, this is not supported yet. You get an error when you try to do...read more

5 simple Excel XLOOKUP examples

Posted on by DevPaulC
Let's put the new XLOOKUP in Excel to the test with these 5 simple examples. The data below represents a list of serial numbers shipped in boxes to various companies in several countries. For simplicity, we keep the dataset simple and on the same screen. The data set Example 1: Basic XLOOKUP In the first example, we will look for the country where a certain serial number is shipped. the XLOOKUP function will look like this: =XLOOKUP(F2,A:A,D:D,"not found") The function looks for the value in F2 "1125181" that can be found in the first column A:A and finds a...read more