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Lookup Function

The document provides examples of using VLOOKUP, DGET, and MATCH functions for looking up records in a dataset. It explains how to retrieve data from different columns and emphasizes the flexibility of these functions in handling dynamic data arrangements. Additionally, it highlights the ease of using DGET for single record extraction and the combination of VLOOKUP and MATCH for multiple records.

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Lookup Function

The document provides examples of using VLOOKUP, DGET, and MATCH functions for looking up records in a dataset. It explains how to retrieve data from different columns and emphasizes the flexibility of these functions in handling dynamic data arrangements. Additionally, it highlights the ease of using DGET for single record extraction and the combination of VLOOKUP and MATCH for multiple records.

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VLOOKUP, DGET & MATCH For Looking Up Records 7 Examples

1) Get record with VLOOKUP, change each column manually. Requires less knowledge.
ID Last First E-mail Phone
880-10005Dudgeon Penelope DudgeonP Dudgeon Column 3 4 5
Columns 2 2 3
2) Numbers above column header. Easy if you are allowed
Columns
to have column4 numbers5above column.
6
2 4 3 5 2 4
ID Last E-mail First Phone
880-10005 Err:502 Err:502 Err:502 Err:502
2 3 4 5 Basic Concept of Index
ID Last First E-mail Phone Last Name Row
880-10000Leff Julianne LeffJ@PBY253-559-4034 Coller 3
880-10001Piano Milagros PianoM@P253-553-4381
880-10002Coller Kathrine CollerK@P206-762-2195
880-10003Stackpole Lonnie Stackpole 253-764-6538
880-10004Lintz Kurt LintzK@PB206-736-4510 Basic Concept of Index
880-10005Dudgeon Penelope DudgeonP 253-452-9723 Last Name Row
880-10006Hughs Pearlie HughsP@P253-719-7600 3
880-10000Piano Milagros PianoM@P 1111

3) MATCH function is a lookup f #N/A #N/A


MATCH function returns the relative position of an item in a listFirst
This method is dynamic: 1) columns can be in any order and 2) Julianne #N/A
ID Phone First Last E-mail Milagros Piano
880-10005253-452-9 Penelope Dudgeon [email protected] Coller

253-452-9723 3
4) ROWS tells you ho5) COLUMNS tells you how many columns. Expandabl=COLUMN( Err:504
Great if you don't want to retype each column number and you can't have 2 3
ID ID
880-10001 880-10000Leff Julianne LeffJ@PBY 253-559-4034
Piano Column #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Milagros columns #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
[email protected]
253-553-4381

6) DGET is easy if you have just one record to extract


ID First Phone E-mail
880-10002 Err:504 Err:504 Err:504
Err:504 Err:504 Err:504
7) VLOOKUP and MATCH when you have many records
ID First Phone E-mail vlookup
880-10002Kathrine 206-762-2 [email protected] Match 3
880-10003Lonnie 253-764-6 [email protected]
880-10004Kurt 206-736-4 [email protected]

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