1. How To Use VLOOKUP In Microsoft Excel
Learning Target 26
By: Alicia Thull

2. Where to Begin
Open Microsoft Excel
Click the “Formula” tab

3. Click “Insert Function” which will pull up the box shown to the right
Click “VLOOKUP”, followed by OK in the lower right corner

4. Build single formulas that produce multiple results or that operate on a group of arguments that are arranged in rows and columns. Lookup value can be a value or a reference.
A logical value that specifies whether you want VLOOKUP to find an exact match or an approximate match:
- If TRUE or omitted, an exact or approximate match is returned
The values in the first column of table_array must be placed in ascending sort order; otherwise, VLOOKUP may not give the correct value.
- If FALSE, VLOOKUP will only find an exact match. In this case, the values in the first column of table array do not need to be sorted.
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.
- Greater than the number of columns in table_array, VLOOKUP returns the #REF! error value.
Two or more columns of data. Use a reference to a range or a range name. The values in the first column of table_array are the values searched by lookup_value. These values can be text, numbers, or logical values. Uppercase and lowercase text are equivalent

5. Example
The lookup_value would be B6 because # of Cases Won determines the bonus
The table_array would be the “Bonus” table because that table shows the amount of bonuses for each # of cases won
The col_index_num would be 2 because your information needed is in the second column of the table_array

6. Now That You’ve Mastered VLOOKUP…
Click here to try an example on your own!