The table array is the table named Table1, with data in the range B5:F104. The column index is provided by the MATCH function. And match type is zero, so force VLOOKUP to perform an exact match. The MATCH function is used to get a column index for VLOOKUP like this: This is what accomplishes the two-way match. Values in column H correspond to the headers in the table, so these go into match as lookup values....

When the value in column B is within +/- .005 of 0.250 (from column C), the formula returns “OK”. If not, the formula returns “Fail”. Core logic To check if a value is within a given tolerance, we can use a simple logical test like this: Inside the ABS function, the actual value is subtracted from the expected value. The result may be positive or negative, depending on the actual value, so the ABS function is used to convert the result to a positive number: negative values become positive and positive values are unchanged....

where “data” is the named range B5:C11. When VLOOKUP can’t find a value in a lookup table, it returns the #N/A error. You can use the IFNA function or IFERROR function to trap this error. However, when the result in a lookup table is an empty cell, no error is thrown, VLOOKUP simply returns a zero. This can cause problems when the lookup table contains actual zero values, because it suggests that blank cells in the lookup table also contain zeros, when they in fact are empty....

where item (B5:B15) and price (D5:D15) are named ranges. The same formula without named ranges is: XLOOKUP’s arguments are configured as follows: The lookup_value comes from cell F5 The lookup_array is the named range item (B5:B15) The return_array is the named range price (D5:D15) The not_found argument is provided as “no match” The match_mode is set to 0 (exact match) The search_mode is set to -1 (last to first)...

where codes (C5:H15) and group (B5:B15) are named ranges. The result for the lookup code “BDBC” is “Epsilon. This lookup can also be done in older versions of Excel with INDEX and MATCH, as explained below. where codes (C5:H15) and group (B5:B15) are named ranges. At a high level, this formula uses the XLOOKUP function to perform the lookup, with the number 1 as the lookup value, and the named range group as the return array....

Boolean logic is an elegant way to apply multiple criteria. In this worksheet we have sample order data in a table called “data”. Let’s use the XLOOKUP function to find the first order in March where the color is red. To make things clear, I’m going to work out the logic in helper columns first. Then, I’ll move that logic into the XLOOKUP function, to make an all-in-one formula. First, we’ll test for dates in March with the MONTH function....

In some cases, you may want to insert an image in the comments boxes in Excel. For example, if you have a list of products, then inserting product images in the comment box could make your Excel sheet easy to use. As soon as the user would hover the mouse over a cell that has a comment, it would show the comment and the picture within it. I used this trick when I had a list of countries and I wanted to insert a flag image for each country in the cell comment....

A few days ago I was working with a dataset where I had multiple sheets full of data. I had to select the first 500 cells at one go from each worksheet and copy it. I then had to paste this data into a tool I was using. Now doing this manually isn’t hard, but since I had multiple worksheets, I started thinking of a faster way to do this....

Understanding the gold commodity market requires constant vigilance. This is often something market watchers want to track in Excel, but it’s not obvious this can be done in Excel without a manual process. Excel does in fact offer methods to track commodity prices such as gold. This helps make tracking gold prices much more accessible and enables investors to assess market trends and make informed decisions. This post is going to show you how to get the current and historical price per ounce of gold in your Excel spreadsheet....

You can easily add bullet points in a cell Excel (Yes.. easily). Until I knew this trick, I used to put a dash (-) or arrow greater than (») at the beginning of the text, and that could sometimes be a pain. I always wondered why was Excel devoid of such basic functionality. But that was just my ignorance. There is not one, but many ways to add bullet points in a cell in Excel....

Syntax ABS(Number) Number (required) – This is the number you want to find the absolute value of. Example In this example find the absolute value of a few numbers. Text values will result in a #VALUE! error.

In the example shown, the formula in D5 is: Note: make sure results are formatted as time. As a result, if you have a decimal value for 6 hours, and a time in A1, you can add 6 hours of time to the value in A1 like this: With the TIME function You can also add time values with the TIME function. To add 15 hours to a time in A1, use: The TIME function saves you from having to remember the formula for converting decimal hours to an Excel time....

In the example shown, the formula in D5 is: Adding years To move forwards and backwards in years from a certain date, you can multiply by 12 inside EDATE like this: Dave Bruns Hi - I’m Dave Bruns, and I run Exceljet with my wife, Lisa. Our goal is to help you work faster in Excel. We create short videos, and clear examples of formulas, functions, pivot tables, conditional formatting, and charts....

However, in some of the cases, this long formula can be cut short by using the VLOOKUP function. Consider a scenario as shown below. You have a list of students and their marks in an exam. Now you need to assign a grade to each student, based on predefined criteria. Something as shown below: Now one way is to write a long nested IF function and waste your time. Other, more time efficient, is the VLOOKUP way....

Pros Able to display multiple chart types in a single chart Able to plot values with completely different sales Can show how one factor is influenced by another Cons Inherently more complex than other chart types Can become complicated quickly Author Dave Bruns Hi - I’m Dave Bruns, and I run Exceljet with my wife, Lisa. Our goal is to help you work faster in Excel. We create short videos, and clear examples of formulas, functions, pivot tables, conditional formatting, and charts....

Let’s take a look. Here we have the example we looked at previously. We have a single conditional formatting rule that uses a formula to highlight cells that have a value greater than the input cell. Let’s modify this rule to use two conditions, so that we can format cells that are between two numbers, using a lower and upper limit. To do that, I’ll first re-label the current input, and then make a new input for upper limit....

Excel Drop Down Lists are intuitive to use and extremely useful in when you are creating an Excel Dashboard or a data entry form. You can create multiple drop-down lists in Excel using the same source data. However, sometimes, it is needed to make the selection exclusive (such that once selected, the option should not appear in other drop-down lists). For example, this could be the case when you are assigning meeting roles to people (where one person takes one role only)....

The results in column E are decimal values with the percentage number format applied. Converting this to an Excel formula with cell references, the formula in E5 becomes: As the formula is copied down, the formula returns a new price for each item in the table, based on the percentages shown in column D. Negative percentages A negative percentage will have the effect of increasing the original price. For example, with -10% in cell D5 (-0....

This worksheet contains daily sales numbers for a small online store. I’ll plot the data in a basic column chart. Let’s say we want to highlight the highest and lowest values by showing these values directly over the bars. This may seem tricky, but we can build a very straightforward solution using only data labels with a simple formula. I’ll work through the solution step-by step. First, I’ll enable data labels....

To create an absolute reference in Excel, add a dollar sign before the row and column. For example, an absolute reference to A1 looks like this: An absolute reference for the range A1:A10 looks like this: Example In the example shown, the formula in D5 will change like this when copied down column D: Note that the absolute reference to C2, which hold the hourly rate does not change, while the reference to hours in C5 changes with each new row....