VLOOKUP and Search are two functions that Excel uses to search for text. VLOOKUP finds data in a column and returns the contents of an adjacent cell. Search finds data in a cell and returns the ...

Whether you use the VLOOKUP or HLOOKUP function depends on how your data are organized in your spreadsheet. If the data are arranged in columns, then use VLOOKUP .

How to use VLOOKUP Norton says VLOOKUP is one of the most common and useful functions you’ll find in spreadsheet programs. It helps you find something within a column by using a reference ...

This is the demonstration file referenced in How to combine Excel's VLOOKUP () function with a combo box for enhanced searching, by Susan Harkins.

TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER are a few more of my favorite Excel functions to clean messy spreadsheets. Excel's newer text ...