VLOOKUP EXPLAINED - 2 Practical Excel Lookup Examples

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Quickly learn the ins and outs of Excel's VLOOKUP formula. I show 2 practical examples of the VLOOKUP formula. I also explain why your VLOOKUP formula might not be working correctly.
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00:00 How VLOOKUP Works in Excel
02:30 How to Use VLOOKUP in Excel
10:00 How to Avoid #N/A in VLOOKUP
The Excel VLOOKUP formula looks up a value in an Excel table and returns a value from an adjacent column. "V" stands for vertical lookup. This is one of most common lookup functions in Excel.
If your data table is not sorted, it's important to look for an exact match - this means you can't omit the last argument of vlookup. You need to set that argument to "false" or to 0.
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  • @LeilaGharani
    @LeilaGharani6 ай бұрын

    Grab the file I used in the video from here 👉 pages.xelplus.com/vlookup-explained-file

  • @silverabec12
    @silverabec123 жыл бұрын

    I have watched so many vlookup vides. Youre the first one to mention upfront the left (value) to right order upfront. I wondered why it worked sometimes and not others.

  • @excelisfun
    @excelisfun5 жыл бұрын

    That is a great classroom like explanation of VLOOKUP!!!! Cool, Leila!!!

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Mike. I'm trying out different formats :)

  • @slslrilil

    @slslrilil

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think your name should be renamed as “Lookup” Gharani...😝 All your videos based on Lookup features in Excel are Super awesome. And the important thing I love your videos are because of the stunning examples you follow. Thanks so much.

  • @jcsmith2
    @jcsmith25 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I've struggled with this for a bit, but you were very patient and thorough!

  • @mimilemoreras1627
    @mimilemoreras16275 жыл бұрын

    i love how you explain vlookup, thanks a lot! it really helped me understand this formula. :)))

  • @vjayadevadiga7710
    @vjayadevadiga77105 жыл бұрын

    You are excellent Ma'am. You helped me so much that I feel I am doing my job so efficiently just because of you. Thanks a million. God bless you

  • @leahrodriguez7997
    @leahrodriguez79974 жыл бұрын

    I've watched dozens of vlookup videos and this is the first that was easy to follow and understand. Thank you!

  • @zeewash7153
    @zeewash71534 ай бұрын

    I have taken many Excel courses over the years and never had to utilize the skills on the job. I needed a refresher, and I hands down give you a 10 on your training skills. I am thankful and grateful for your channel. I will definitely be utilizing your channel for guidance. I was always terrified when asked was I familiar with vlookups and pivot tables in an interview. Now I feel confident that I can manage, manipulate data and create a pivot table or vlookup formula. Thanks Leila!

  • @davilawendy
    @davilawendy2 күн бұрын

    Hi Leila this is very helpful! Thank you for sharing. I haven’t used them in awhile and is a great resource to refresher myself ❤🎉

  • @IssueBoyStefan
    @IssueBoyStefan5 жыл бұрын

    Great videos! Once I've learned Index & Match I've started to use it everywhere possible. For making dynamic VlookUps I'm using Column or Row functions instead of helper values, but it's a great workaround if you are not so advanced in Excel. Also the combination of Vlookup and Match combination is even better for doing some dynamic lookups.

  • @sallyt4060
    @sallyt40605 жыл бұрын

    This is by far the best explanation on youtube

  • @losenedukuly3108
    @losenedukuly31085 жыл бұрын

    Oh my sister, thank you very much! I have never watched a better video on v-lookup than this! You are a teacher! Well explained. Thank you.

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm very happy to hear that Losene! Thank you for your comment and support.

  • @BeFunnyButKind
    @BeFunnyButKind4 жыл бұрын

    This 10 minutes saved me and another person in my company hours of work! Thank you very much!

  • @Luciano_mp
    @Luciano_mp5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you teacher Leila, very cool to see you on the board, vlookup is a great formula.

  • @TheJubess
    @TheJubess4 жыл бұрын

    You know it's quality when the tutor is pleasant to listen to and to look at while still knowing her stuff! The trifecta! thanks

  • @BoondockST13
    @BoondockST133 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos You are the best teacher in excel that I have ever seen

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 😃

  • @daryerod
    @daryerod4 жыл бұрын

    It took me almost 2 hours trying to understand VLOOKUP and YOU made it so simple that I could identify easily what my problem was. Great work and keep it up!

  • @2JSinc
    @2JSinc3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again for this. Being an absolute beginner and just using spreadsheets for very simple tables before, and now required to create a more somewhat advance tables or records, your videos has really been very helpful to me... In this video, I was able to change my formulas from a long switch function to a very short vlookup function which is more flexible, specially because we constantly add more records that we use as a basis for our computations... Thanks again Superhero and super gorgeous Ms. Leila...

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear!

  • @jai78344
    @jai783445 жыл бұрын

    Leila you are the gem of a person the way you present the scenarios are simply superb.

  • @graciegina8669
    @graciegina86695 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Thank you Leila! Always wanted to learn Vlookup. You made it easy. Thank you

  • @rajuhaldankar9608
    @rajuhaldankar96085 жыл бұрын

    Great demo on the SUMIFS function. I use SUMIF all the time and was not aware of the existence of SUMIFS function. Thank you.

  • @manhattanc
    @manhattanc5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Leila, this really helped!!

  • @forrestcorral
    @forrestcorral Жыл бұрын

    I've used this formula for decades, and this explanation is great! Keep it up.

  • @hcastro23
    @hcastro234 жыл бұрын

    You are incredibly helpful and have saved me probably years worth of work with your tutorials. Thank you!

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad to help Hector :)

  • @Yvon748
    @Yvon7482 жыл бұрын

    SO SO helpful. Thank you for saving me so much time rewriting the formula. Awesome!

  • @smirkingdevil
    @smirkingdevil5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the refresher.

  • @ZAHIDHUSSAIN-ri5kg
    @ZAHIDHUSSAIN-ri5kg5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing...Many thanks Leila!

  • @supriyakumari8226
    @supriyakumari82264 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Loved the way you explained. It was really helpful.

  • @davidmativo9946
    @davidmativo99465 жыл бұрын

    You are simply awesome. Excellent tutorial Leila!

  • @jamesjujare2599
    @jamesjujare25995 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this video..!!! I understood very much... Thanks again... Waiting for another video... 👏👏😊😊👌👌

  • @JurijFedorov
    @JurijFedorov4 жыл бұрын

    The goddess of Excel. Every time I need to know something I look up various videos and even the official Microsoft guide, getting nowhere. People mostly just skip over explanations. The video I saw before this one had a guy just plot in a function he had created himself. He didn't even freaking explain it! He assumed we just could look into his brain and read his thoughts.

  • @renekhodr886
    @renekhodr8865 жыл бұрын

    The explanation for this formula can't be better. Many thanks Leila for going through all essential tricks.

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    5 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks for the feedback Rene! I'm glad you like the video.

  • @cooper8898
    @cooper88985 жыл бұрын

    This has been a huge help to me. Thanks. I think I have viewed this video around 10 times in the last 2 days haha.

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's why it had so many views all of a sudden :) Glad you like the video.

  • @firasata
    @firasata5 жыл бұрын

    simple and clear explanation...

  • @syedaktherhussain8295
    @syedaktherhussain82952 жыл бұрын

    Thanks much Leila for this wonderful explanation. Today, I understand throughly how it’s works. Kudos to you!!!!

  • @homesweethome3050
    @homesweethome30504 жыл бұрын

    Now I understood the VLookup. I have been struggling with this for quite some time, but now it's all clear, untill some very complicated things come. Thank you Leila, and I love your personality too.

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad it was helpful for you.

  • @henryvanweeren7233
    @henryvanweeren72334 жыл бұрын

    This is a great tutorial! One thing that has revolutionized everything to do with VLOOKUP and similar functions is the Name Box. It has simplified how to create and edit formulas by applying a name to a cell or a range. Absolute references are rarely needed and a range can be easily modified. Thanks again for your tutorials!

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    4 жыл бұрын

    True. Cleans up formulas nicely. Thanks for sharing Henry!

  • @SKaabinia
    @SKaabinia5 жыл бұрын

    The way you explain makes it easy to learn, thank you.

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    5 жыл бұрын

    Your're very welcome. Glad it's useful.

  • @ckokse
    @ckokse5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, very much liked the classroom style introduction.

  • @hazim540
    @hazim5403 жыл бұрын

    Amazing!!! Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you!

  • @thevloglife105
    @thevloglife1055 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your tutorial Teacher Leila!

  • @darrenstuart3232
    @darrenstuart32322 жыл бұрын

    I had some large, individual sheets in all sorts of formats to include a common code number. Using VLookup saved me 1/2 a days work and my sanity from doing it manually! Thank you :-)

  • @shanesmohammed
    @shanesmohammed5 жыл бұрын

    Mind blowing Explanation!

  • @vinodina5504
    @vinodina55044 жыл бұрын

    Using vlookup a lot already but i never got bored watching your explanation again.. Such an elegant explanation 👌👌

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm happy to hear that :)

  • @shameemnassiree2780
    @shameemnassiree27805 жыл бұрын

    Superb! Your incredible way of teaching helps rookies a lot. We can learn from the scratch. And can become expert. Keep up doing this beautiful job. Stay blessed Ma'am😊 And as usual you are looking absolutely stunning!😊

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much Shameem. I'm glad you like the tutorials :) Thank you for your support!

  • @rukhsarafridi479
    @rukhsarafridi4795 жыл бұрын

    Best excel teacher ever! Explaining the theory part was really helpful. Thanks!

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm very glad to hear that.

  • @mornik9223
    @mornik92235 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, helpful class, especially by trying the use of shortcut keyboard such as ctrl+shift+down in your videos

  • @HULKITUP
    @HULKITUP5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you and great lesson today!

  • @martinsnmorka397
    @martinsnmorka3975 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your explanation very helpful!

  • @NitroBlaze2023
    @NitroBlaze20235 жыл бұрын

    Very well explained. Thank you Leila. It will help a lot of people. 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @wayneedmondson1065
    @wayneedmondson10655 жыл бұрын

    Hi Leila.. nice video on VLOOKUP.. and your new use of the white board and dry erase markers.. classroom style! I always learn something new from your tutorials. Thanks and Thumbs up!

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for dropping by Wayne and for the thumbs up! Yes, I'm just practicing with different styles trying to bring in some variation to the tutorials.

  • @saherban16
    @saherban162 жыл бұрын

    Thank you....Your explanation is very clear,easy to understand

  • @parastooJoseph
    @parastooJoseph4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all your effort, Leila. Your job is adorable. What I've done at the beginning was to make our main dataset as a "table" and name it as a range and when I was using it in a report , instead of selecting all datasets again, I directly chose table name. I would like to see if this is also the right way to do it or it might cause some errors, please.

  • @ndelva96
    @ndelva963 жыл бұрын

    I’m so thankful to youu!! I was struggling so bad w/ vlookup I have a much better understanding

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful.

  • @deank.9154
    @deank.91543 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Leila for your helpful =IfError(function) demo; I never knew about this function. Love your channel! You help so many of us improve our Excel skills

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    3 жыл бұрын

    Happy to help, Dean!

  • @salsimpson9147
    @salsimpson91474 жыл бұрын

    This was brilliant thank you!

  • @yulinliu850
    @yulinliu8505 жыл бұрын

    Excellent as always! Thanks!

  • @MalinaC
    @MalinaC5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thanks for the video :)

  • @zmoullan86
    @zmoullan865 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, great video. can't wait to go work tomorrow now :)

  • @wascarg5341
    @wascarg53414 жыл бұрын

    Leila you are an amazing teacher.

  • @mohamedsowwan4879
    @mohamedsowwan48795 жыл бұрын

    Best and simplest explanation I have seen on youtube so far!

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like it Mohamed!

  • @Galileo2pi
    @Galileo2pi2 жыл бұрын

    Superior, pretty clear, tanks Leila

  • @DougHExcel
    @DougHExcel5 жыл бұрын

    Great explainer video...thanks!

  • @baqordamediagroup8887
    @baqordamediagroup88875 жыл бұрын

    thanks a lot ! i've jast got a new job ) so i will whatch your lessons very oftern )

  • @roxanamendoza3548
    @roxanamendoza35484 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video!!

  • @casperinmd
    @casperinmd4 жыл бұрын

    Excellent. Needed a fast way to get this done for a meeting and everything sucked, except here. Look forward to checking out more of your videos!

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped Jeff. Great to have you here.

  • @MrOliverAC
    @MrOliverAC4 жыл бұрын

    YOU NICELY ADDRESSED HOW TO COPY TO OTHER CELLS, NO ONE DID IT IN THE OTHER VIDEOS OF VLOOKUP. THANKS. YOU GOT A FOLLOWER

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad to have you here Oliver.

  • @tkin25
    @tkin254 жыл бұрын

    The video is super helpful and prepares me for a coming interview. Thanks Leila.

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's great. Good luck with the interview!

  • @gopalakrishnan6169

    @gopalakrishnan6169

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot

  • @dadorn89
    @dadorn892 жыл бұрын

    Good video for all , many thanks

  • @nareshbabu5910
    @nareshbabu59103 жыл бұрын

    Good Presentation. Thanks Leila.

  • @shaffimaam9900
    @shaffimaam99002 жыл бұрын

    Thoroughly explained, thanks

  • @harryporter45
    @harryporter452 жыл бұрын

    Hey Ms. Gharani, I really love your teachings and always hoping to meet you one day.

  • @mistysmith5524
    @mistysmith55244 жыл бұрын

    Great explanation! Thank you !!!!

  • @jerichojon007
    @jerichojon0075 жыл бұрын

    Best vlookup share ever..loads of info in it!

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like it!

  • @irfanzafar8024
    @irfanzafar80244 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for simple & Clear explanation of How to use Vlookup. It took me minutes to get this. Keep it up.

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's great. I'm glad to hear it was helpful.

  • @tanakalloydndoro3556
    @tanakalloydndoro35562 жыл бұрын

    This is helping me a lot, Thank you so much

  • @syednooruddin2714
    @syednooruddin27144 жыл бұрын

    Great, very much helpful.

  • @fastandred
    @fastandred3 жыл бұрын

    I have been petrified of all this stuff for so long, yet you make it so easy to understand! Thank you!

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful, Josephina!

  • @renatopericlestavares3525
    @renatopericlestavares35254 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! It was very useful to me.

  • @GrumpyAgeingGamerPSVR
    @GrumpyAgeingGamerPSVR4 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful, thank you

  • @45JENI
    @45JENI5 жыл бұрын

    You are the best! So many tutorials and only urs worked! Thank u!!!

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    5 жыл бұрын

    You're most welcome Jeni. I'm glad it was helpful.

  • @aishakes7144
    @aishakes71445 жыл бұрын

    thanks for sharing your knowledge

  • @krn14242
    @krn142425 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Leila. Very nice approach as always. I don't use Vlookup that often now... I'm an INDEX, MATCH guy I guess. Like the flexibility INDEX provides.

  • @giorgidvali951159
    @giorgidvali9511592 жыл бұрын

    I love all your videos :))) thank you very much

  • @maheshnaidu6239
    @maheshnaidu62393 жыл бұрын

    Really helped me to understand how it works. Thanks a ton

  • @saritad8606
    @saritad8606 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, super helpful video.

  • @michaelchoate6550
    @michaelchoate65505 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial!! Just what I needed to know!

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm happy to hear that Michael. Glad you find the tutorial useful.

  • @taruchitgoyal3735
    @taruchitgoyal37352 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful session. Thank you for putting this tutorial.

  • @_logicking
    @_logicking3 жыл бұрын

    This is fantastic. Thank you so much. Thank you so much.

  • @jhonjaction3739
    @jhonjaction37395 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Leila, you help me a lot

  • @millionbekele7510
    @millionbekele75105 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful ,thank you.

  • @wilsonuribe53
    @wilsonuribe533 жыл бұрын

    this is Gooold thank you so much!

  • @ADBEESCATALOG
    @ADBEESCATALOG4 жыл бұрын

    great work leila g

  • @MR-dz8xh
    @MR-dz8xh3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the great explanation and examples!

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @alexkhalamsky3715
    @alexkhalamsky37154 жыл бұрын

    She is real princess:smart and beautiful !!! Unconditional like for every future video! Respect!

  • @roninobautista6395
    @roninobautista63955 жыл бұрын

    You are the best Formula Excel Tutor in KZread! All are well explained and I learned some formulas easier. But could you please do Another excel tutorial which is more on hotkeys and other excel functions?. I want to be proficient in excel like yours. Also, Do you have any pdf or have known any site where I can practice that formulas? Thank you so much!

  • @jamesbastianong9827
    @jamesbastianong98275 жыл бұрын

    very useful video. thanks for sharing.

  • @02buddha02
    @02buddha024 жыл бұрын

    You are the freaking best!!! That "False" argument at the end was driving me nuts!

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad to help :)

  • @Aman1989deep
    @Aman1989deep3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent explanation. Love your vids.

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear it!

  • @allankobel7522
    @allankobel75225 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. You make it very simple to understand. 🙌🙌🙌

  • @LeilaGharani

    @LeilaGharani

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad to hear that!