{"id":78600,"date":"2021-07-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/?p=78600"},"modified":"2024-05-31T01:34:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T05:34:32","slug":"how-to-use-vlookup-in-google-sheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/how-to-use-vlookup-in-google-sheets\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use VLOOKUP in Google Sheets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Life is messy, isn\u2019t it? Things like tracking finances and managing time are messy and time-consuming. Yet, these are things that, if put in order, would improve your life. Spreadsheets can help every day<\/a> with these sorts of tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can be challenging to find information in spreadsheets, however. That\u2019s why we\u2019re going to show you how to use the VLOOKUP function in Google Sheets to make finding something in a spreadsheet a lot easier.<\/p>\n\n\n

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VLOOKUP is a Sheets function to find something in the first column of a spreadsheet. The V is for vertical because, like columns on a building, spreadsheet columns are vertical. So when VLOOKUP finds the key thing we\u2019re looking for, it will tell us the value of a specific cell in that row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The VLOOKUP Function Explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the image below is the VLOOKUP function\u2019s syntax. This is how the function is laid out, regardless of where it\u2019s being used.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The function is the =VLOOKUP( ) <\/strong>part. Inside the function are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n