IFERRROR () function is used along with the VLOOKUP () function in so that if the value is not found you can catch the #N/A error and replace it with you own message If you don’t specify anything, the default value will always be TRUE or approximate match. Optionally, you can specify TRUE if you want an approximate match or FALSE if you want an exact match of the return value. For example, if you specify B2:D11 as the range, you should count B as the first column, C as the second, and so on. The column number in the range that contains the return value. For example, if your lookup value is in cell C2 then your range should start with C.ģ. Note: the lookup value should always be in the first column in the range for VLOOKUP to work correctly. The range where the lookup value is located The value you want to look up which is called the lookup valueĢ. Lets understand the working of VLOOKUP () functionġ. Hope you know that to write a formula in excel you can use = sign on a cell. We have four tables in our example for employee information. If there are 4 tables then you will make use of four VLOOKUP () functions in the same formula.
You can make use of VLOOKUP () function and then nest or chain the function for each table. It’s wonderful to use VLOOKUP across multiple tables