1. Adding Functionality to your Spreadsheet

2. Excel’s VLOOKUP Function
Used to lookup values in tables, i.e., tax tables, discount tables, grade scale tables, etc.
Two most widely used
HLOOKUP
VLOOKUP
Final Average
Grade
>= 90 A
80 to 89 B
70 to 79 C
60 to 69 D
Below 60 F

3. VLOOKUP Function
=VLOOKUP (search argument, table range, column number)
where
the search argument is the value in the spreadsheet which is used to search the table for a particular value (i.e., student’s average)
the table range is the range in which the lookup table resides
the column number is the specified column where the resulting value is located (i.e., grade)
the VLOOKUP function searches the leftmost column of a table (called the table arguments) and returns the corresponding value from the specified column (table values)

4. VLOOKUP Table
To work correctly, the table arguments must be in ascending sequence
The VLOOKUP function returns a table value based on the search argument being less than or equal to the table arguments
Revised grade table for VLOOKUP:
Final Average
Grade F 60 D 70 C 80 B 90 A