When you dive into the world of Excel, you quickly realize the power of its functions. Among these, the INDEX & MATCH formulas stand out as incredibly versatile tools for data lookup and retrieval.

Excel MATCH is a Lookup and Reference function to search for specific items in a range of cell & return the relative position of that item in the range.

Learn how to use Excel FILTER, XLOOKUP, and SUMIFS functions to streamline workflows and make smarter data-driven decisions.

SEE: How to become a developer: A cheat sheet (TechRepublic) Set the match_mode to 2 and you can use the usual Excel ? and * wildcards to specify what to match on.

You probably use VLOOKUP() function to find exact matches in Microsoft Excel, but you can also find the closest value when you don't know the exact value.

Once you have mastered VLOOKUP in Excel it's time to move on to INDEX/MATCH. This formula combination gives the same results but without the problems of VLOOKUP.

How to Use VLookup With Different Sheets on Excel. Excel's VLOOKUP function searches an array of cells for data you choose, returning data from the cell next to the one that it finds.

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