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VLOOKUP is a vertical lookup formula in spreadsheets that searches the leftmost column of a table and returns a corresponding value from a designated column using four arguments. The function supports exact and approximate matching, wildcard partial matches, and requires proper cell reference locking to avoid errors when copying formulas.
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VLOOKUP is a vertical lookup formula in spreadsheets that searches the leftmost column of a table and returns a corresponding value from a designated column using four arguments. The function supports exact and approximate matching, wildcard partial matches, and requires proper cell reference locking to avoid errors when copying formulas.
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vlookup · spreadsheet · excel · google-sheets · lookup-formula · exact-match · approximate-match
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