INDEX with XMATCH returns an item from a range or array according to the first or last match it finds. Like XLOOKUP, it works ...

S low lookup formulas can kill productivity when working with large datasets. To cope with that, I've tested Excel's optimal ...

Write the formula: Use =INDEX(range, MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_range, match_type)) to combine both functions. Practice with examples: Apply the formula to real datasets to understand its ...

For example, even though the Cavalleria pirate ship is on Excel row 16, it’s actually row 15 in our formula because our range begins on A2 and goes through I16.

An curved arrow pointing right. Once you have mastered VLOOKUP in Excel it's time to move on to INDEX/MATCH. This formula combination gives the same results but without the problems of VLOOKUP ...

MATCH searched for "Math" in C2:C9, then passed the result (2) to INDEX, which returned the second element of the array B2:B9, which was New York. So the math major is from New York.