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Thu 18 Sep 2008, 16:39 Delegate Thomas said...

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How do VLookup functions work?

Mon 22 Sep 2008, 15:02 Trainer Amanda said...

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Hello Thomas

Thank you for your question and welcome to the forum.

The Vlookup function allows you to get Excel to look for an item in the left hand column of a table area, and display/extract a corresponding item/value from the same row and display it in another cell.

Basically it saves you from having to hunt through a list to find the item you are after, and then find a corresponding item from the same row.

We cover the VLOOKUP function as part of our Excel Advanced course:
https://www.stl-training.co.uk/excel-training-in-london-2003-advanced.php

Amanda

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Conditional formatting for cells that return text , not picked up by Go to command

If you have tried to format all cells containing text even those that display text as a result of a formula you may have had difficulty. As Go to command with constant selected does not pick up formulas that result in text.

Then try this. Select the range the formula cells appear in on your sheet. Format, select Conditional Formatting menu. In the dialog box under Condition 1, select "Formula Is" from drop down. Next to it in the Formula Box, enter the formula =Istext(A1. Click Format button , choose desired formatting settings and click OK. To go ahead and apply the conditional formatting click OK to accept

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