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Written and Presented by David H. Ringstrom, CPA Accounting Advisors, Inc.

www.accountingadvisors.com

About the speaker: David is owner of Accounting Advisors, Inc., an Atlanta-based

spreadsheet consulting firm that he started in 1991. Throughout his career David has spoken at conferences on Microsoft Excel, and

written dozens of freelance articles about spreadsheets. He offers Excel and Access training and consulting services nationwide.

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Introduction to VLOOKUP

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VLOOKUP - #REF! Error

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VLOOKUP - Text vs. Numbers

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VLOOKUP with TEXT Function

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Streamlining VLOOKUP

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Using the Table feature with VLOOKUP

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Introduction to the MATCH Function

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VLOOKUP with MATCH

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Viewing Two Worksheets at Once

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Wild Card Lookups

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Duplicate Data Trap

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Formula returned 0 instead of -90 because 40100 appears on the list twice. Consider using SUMIF or COUNTIF.

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Returning data from the Left

We can use the CHOOSE function to create an array of columns that VLOOKUP can use to return data from the left. First, let’s see a traditional use of CHOOSE.

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CHOOSE inside VLOOKUP

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In this context, CHOOSE creates an array of two

columns. You’ll always specify two columns, and have VLOOKUP return data from the second column.

Hat tip to Richard Schollar by way of Bill Jelen (aka Mr. Excel) for this clever use of the CHOOSE function.

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MATCH/INDEX Example

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Two-Way Lookup

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SUMIF Function

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SUMIFS Example

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SUMIFS typically has 5 arguments, but you may

specify up to 128 criteria for a total of 129 arguments.

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SUMPRODUCT

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SUMPRODUCT is a versatile function that can multiply cells together and provide a

sum of the result. However, it can also serve as a multiple-criteria look-up function.

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SUMPRODUCT

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Formula Error Handling Evolution

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VLOOKUP Week Web site Bill Jelen (aka Mr. Excel) sponsored VLOOKUP week

March 25-March 31, 2012. The web site contains dozens of innovative uses of lookup formulas that go far beyond what we’ve discussed today.

http://vlookupweek.wordpress.com

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Questions? Spreadsheet Consulting help? I’m happy to hear from you (e-mail is best):

David Ringstrom

Accounting Advisors, Inc. 614 Park Avenue SE

Atlanta, Georgia 30312 404-784-0275

david@acctadv.com

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