How to use the LOOKUP function in Excel to search in a single row or column and find a value from the same position in a second row or column.
VLOOKUP looks for the lookup value in the leftmost column of the lookup table or table array, aiming to find the matching value. That means whatever you want to return must be located somewhere to the right of the column you’re searching in.
Let's take a look at the arguments of the VLOOKUP function. 1. The VLOOKUP function below looks up the value 53 (first argument) in the leftmost column of the red table (second argument). 2. The value 4 (third argument) tells the VLOOKUP function to return the value in the same row from the fourth column of the red table.