How to Look up approximate values with VLOOKUP in MS Excel

Love Microsoft Excel? This clip contains a tip that just might induce you to. With this free video tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 112th installment of his "YouTubers Love Excel" or YTLE series of free video MS Excel lessons, you'll learn how to solve a common VLOOKUP problem — how to look up approximate values. If the lookup table for the VLOOKUP function is looking up approximate values, the first column of the table must be sorted in ascending order. Learn to love digital spreadsheets more perfectly with the tricks outlined in this free Microsoft Office how-to.