How To: Use VLOOKUP function formulas in Microsoft Excel

Whether you're interested in learning Microsoft Excel from the bottom up or just looking to pick up a few tips and tricks, you're in the right place. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, ExcelIsFun, the 7th installment in his "Highline Excel Class" series of free video Excel lessons, you'll learn how to work with VLOOKUP function formulas in MS Excel. Specifically, you'll see the following:

1) VLOOKUP to look up an exact match
2) VLOOKUP to look up an approximate match
3) VLOOKUP can return a value to a cell
4) VLOOKUP can return a value to a formula
5) VLOOKUP can lookup values on a different sheet (Name table and use name in VLOOKUP function)
6) Use VLOOKUP to return values from column 2 of the lookup table
7) Use VLOOKUP to return values from column 3 of the lookup table
8) Use VLOOKUP and COLUMNS function together for lookup tables with more than 2 columns