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D.A. Whatley

Agenda

• IF, THEN, and AND formulas• VLOOKUP

IF/THEN Statements

• Provide multiple answers based on a condition• Three types– Simple– Nested– Compound

The VLOOKUP Function

• Some of Excel’s most powerful functions• Useful for looking up info in tables, different

worksheets, and even different workbooks• Can use massive nested IF statement, but that

would be painful– VLOOKUP makes things easier

• Be careful with approximate data vs. exact data

The VLOOKUP Function

• Tells Excel to take this cell and look it up vertically in this table

• When looking up info for an approximate match, info must be listed in ascending order

The VLOOKUP Function

• =VLOOKUP– (lookup_value,

• Value being searched in a table

– table_array,• Table of values• Must make absolute reference to copy down

– col_index_num,• Where do we want our answers from

– [range_lookup]• “1” if approximate• “0” if exact

Questions?

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