Excel: VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP for Beginners (2021)
19mBeginner2021-08-02
Authors

Jess Stratton
LinkedIn Learning Staff Author, Tech Consultant
Course details
Many Excel users hear “VLOOKUP” and envision a complicated function reserved only for power users. Not so! VLOOKUP—and XLOOKUP, the newer version for 365 subscribers—are among Excel’s most powerful functions, yet you can master them with a few simple steps. In this mini-course, Jess Stratton walks you step-by-step through creating a simple lookup in Excel using both VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP, then shows you how to error-proof your formulas. Supercharge your Excel skills and save time with these powerful lookup functions.
Skills covered
Office 365Microsoft 365SpreadsheetsMicrosoft ExcelBusiness Software and ToolsMicrosoftOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Find data quickly in Excel
- 02 - What can you do with XLOOKUP in Excel
1. Using Lookup Functions
- 03 - Creating a simple XLOOKUP
- 04 - Creating a simple VLOOKUP
- 05 - Error-proof your formulas
Conclusion
- 06 - Master more functions and formulas in Excel
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