The Power of XLOOKUP: Excel Function That Will Change Your Life

TLDRXLOOKUP is a powerful Excel function that replaces VLOOKUP and INDEX/MATCH. It has numerous advantages including the ability to handle errors, look up values to the left, find the last occurrence of a value, and return a range of cells. It is currently only available in Office 365.

Key insights

💡XLOOKUP is a powerful Excel function that replaces VLOOKUP and INDEX/MATCH.

🚀XLOOKUP can handle errors and look up values to the left.

🔍XLOOKUP can find the last occurrence of a value.

📊XLOOKUP can return a range of cells.

💻XLOOKUP is currently only available in Office 365.

Q&A

What advantages does XLOOKUP have over VLOOKUP and INDEX/MATCH?

—XLOOKUP has numerous advantages over VLOOKUP and INDEX/MATCH. It can handle errors, look up values to the left, find the last occurrence of a value, and return a range of cells.

Is XLOOKUP available in all versions of Excel?

—No, XLOOKUP is currently only available in Office 365.

How do I use XLOOKUP to handle errors?

—You can use the fourth argument of XLOOKUP to specify a value, text, or formula to return if the value being looked up is not found.

Can XLOOKUP find the last occurrence of a value?

—Yes, XLOOKUP has the ability to find the last occurrence of a value in a range.

Can XLOOKUP return a range of cells?

—Yes, XLOOKUP has the ability to return a range of cells instead of just a single value.

Timestamped Summary

00:00XLOOKUP replaces VLOOKUP and INDEX/MATCH in Excel.

01:00XLOOKUP can handle errors and look up values to the left.

02:00XLOOKUP can find the last occurrence of a value.

03:00XLOOKUP can return a range of cells.

04:00XLOOKUP is currently only available in Office 365.

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