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Approximate Match only

Table taller or equal to width, does vertical lookup
Table wider than tall, does horizontal lookup
Always takes last value from last column
If you sort your column you can trick it into doing Exact Match
Has lookup range argument and a separate range with values you would like to retrieve values from: Retrieve Records
Exactly same rows and columns, LOOKUP does Vertical lookup:
LOOKUP as easier substitute for VLOOKUP
Lookup Adding
Lookup Adding with Criteria, with array in lookup value argument
LOOKUP can handle arrays when delivering a single value, and will not require Ctrl + Shift + Enter
LOOKUP Left with two criteria
Lookup Last Value
Lookup Last Text String Including Blanks From Formulas
Lookup Last Text String Excluding Blanks From Formulas
Lookup Last Item (Text or Number)
Last Value From Specified Row
Last Trade Entered On Specific Date
Lookup multiple sub-text-strings within text string and return a code
Find word in text string and extract it, otherwsie Blank
Commission Paid: 3 LOOKUPS in one formula
Finance Payback Rule
Conditional Formatting

Retrieve Records

Approximate Match only

Table taller or equal to width, does vertical lookup
Table wider than tall, does horizontal lookup
Always takes last value from last column

Income
$2,485.00

Income
$2,485.00

Marginal
Tax Rate

Income

Marginal
Tax Rate

0
500

Marginal Tax Rate

0.00%
5.00%

1000
6000
25000

10.00%
12.00%
16.00%

Income
Marginal Tax Rate

0
0.00%

500
5.00%

1000
10.00%

If you sort your column you can trick it into doing Exact Match
ID
880-10048
880-10049
880-10050
880-10051
880-10052
880-10053
880-10054

Last
Leff
Piano
Coller
Stackpole
Lintz
Dudgeon
Hughs

First
Julianne
Milagros
Kathrine
Lonnie
Kurt
Penelope
Pearlie

E-mail
LeffJ@PBY.com
PianoM@PBY.com
CollerK@PBY.com
StackpoleL@PBY.com
LintzK@PBY.com
DudgeonP@PBY.com
HughsP@PBY.com

Phone
253-559-4034
253-553-4381
206-762-2195
253-764-6538
206-736-4510
253-452-9723
253-719-7600

ID
880-10049

E-mail

ID
880-10051

E-mail

ID
880-10052
880-10049
880-10048
880-10054
880-10050
880-10053
880-10051

Has lookup range argument and a separate range with values you would like to retrieve values from
Retrieve Records
ID
880-10048
880-10049
880-10050
880-10051
880-10052
880-10053
880-10054

Last
Leff
Piano
Coller
Stackpole
Lintz
Dudgeon
Hughs

First
Julianne
Milagros
Kathrine
Lonnie
Kurt
Penelope
Pearlie

E-mail
LeffJ@PBY.com
PianoM@PBY.com
CollerK@PBY.com
StackpoleL@PBY.com
LintzK@PBY.com
DudgeonP@PBY.com
HughsP@PBY.com

Phone
253-559-4034
253-553-4381
206-762-2195
253-764-6538
206-736-4510
253-452-9723
253-719-7600

ID
880-10050

Last

First

E-mail

Phone

Exactly same rows and columns, LOOKUP does Vertical lookup:

Income

Cat
0 Low
500 High
2000 --

Income

Marginal Tax Rate

250

LOOKUP can handle array formula elements with having to use Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Marginal Tax Rate

0.00%
3.00%
5.00%

6000
12.00%

25000
16.00%

Last
Coller
Dudgeon
Hughs
Leff
Lintz
Piano
Stackpole

First
Kathrine
Penelope
Pearlie
Julianne
Kurt
Milagros
Lonnie

E-mail
CollerK@PBY.com
DudgeonP@PBY.com
HughsP@PBY.com
LeffJ@PBY.com
LintzK@PBY.com
PianoM@PBY.com
StackpoleL@PBY.com

Phone
206-762-2195
253-452-9723
253-719-7600
253-559-4034
206-736-4510
253-553-4381
253-764-6538

LOOKUP as easier substitute for VLOOKUP

Invoice
10589
10590
10591
10592
10593
10594
10595
10596
10597
10598
10599
10600
10601

SalesRep

Sales

Jo
Mo
Sioux
Chin
Chin
Chin
Sioux
Mo
Jo
Jo
Chin
Mo
Sioux

4541
1154
424
553
4264
7894
7471
12219
9032
10555
14869
9188
5962
Total

SalesRep

Sales

commission for each sale

VLOOKUP LOOKUP

Sales Hurdle
0
500
1500
3000
5000
10000

Lookup Adding
Total Commission
Invoice
10589
10590
10591
10592
10593
10594
10595
10596
10597
10598
10599
10600
10601

Jo
Mo
Sioux
Chin
Chin
Chin
Sioux
Mo
Jo
Jo
Chin
Mo
Sioux

Commission Table
Amount of
Sales Hurdle Bonus
0
0
500
25
1500
100
3000
225
5000
500
10000
1600

4541
1154
424
553
4264
7894
7471
12219
9032
10555
14869
9188
5962

Lookup Adding with Criteria, with array in lookup value argument

SalesRep
Jo
Mo
Sioux
Chin
Total

Commission

Commission Table

Check

mmission Table
Amount of
Bonus
0
25
100
225
500
1600

LOOKUP can handle arrays when delivering a single value, and will not require Ctrl + Shift + Enter
LOOKUP Left with two criteria
Date
3/27/2012
3/28/2012
3/29/2012
3/30/2012
3/31/2012
4/1/2012
4/2/2012
4/3/2012
4/4/2012
4/5/2012

Sales Rep
Jo
Mo
Phil
Pham
Pham
Phil
Jo
Shelia
Chip
Mo

City
Seattle
Seattle
Tacoma
Tacoma
Seattle
Burien
Burien
Burien
D.M.
N. Bend

Client
FM
QFC
QFC
FM
PCC
FM
SW
ALH
QFC
SW

City
D.M.
Sales Rep

Client
QFC

City
Seattle
Tacoma
Burien
D.M.
N. Bend

Client
FM
QFC
PCC
SW
ALH

? Is wild card for a single

character
Lookup Last Text String
Excluding Blanks From
Formulas

<> means not

"" means empty or null

Words Only
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3
rad

Words Only
love

Text Or Numbers

fun
5 Excel

fun
Excel

Lookup Last Text String

Including Blanks From
Formulas

Lookup Last Value

Numbers Only

Lookup Last Item (Text

or Number)

rad
6
ddd

4
Excel 2010

Excel 2011

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Last with criteria

Name
Sioux
Last

Names
Jo
Mo
Sioux

Last Trade Entered On Specific Date

Date

Trade
11/20/2010

Date
11/18/2010
11/18/2010
11/18/2010
11/19/2010
11/19/2010
11/19/2010
11/20/2010
11/20/2010
11/20/2010

Trade
GOOG
MSFT
XOM
WFMI
C
C
WFMI
GOOG
MSFT

Day 1
100
100

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11/20/2010
11/20/2010
11/20/2010
11/21/2010
11/21/2010
11/22/2010
11/22/2010
11/22/2010
11/23/2010
11/23/2010

FM
SW
FM
XOM
XOM
WFMI
GOOG
GOOG
C
C
MSFT

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Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

500
100

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600

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Date
11/18/2010
11/19/2010
11/20/2010
11/21/2010
11/22/2010
11/23/2010

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Lookup multiple sub-text-strings within text string and return a code

Titles
Microsoft Multiplan: of Mice and Men
Don't be Evil, Google
The elements of Spreadhseet Style
Using Lotus 1-2-3
Doing Business with VisiCalc

Code

Company
Microsoft
VisiCalc
Lotus
Google

=REPT("!",2^15)
#VALUE!
=REPT("!",2^15-1) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2^15 = 32,768, which is one character more than the number of characters allowed in a cell.
SEARCH locates one text string within a second text string, and returns the number of the starting
position of the first text string from the first character of the second text string. SEARCH function is
not case sensitive like FIND.
Find word in text string and extract it, otherwsie Blank
Description

24" 2.6 cu ft., Portable Top Load Washer, Stainless Steel

Wash Tub, I-Sensor, 9 Wash Cycles, 7 Waster Level.
HE Top Load Washer, 5.2 cu. ft, Stainless Steel Wash
Tub, Wave force, VCM,
Coldwash, 6 motion
4.0 cu.ft., 1100rpm, None Heater, Direct Drive, Painted
Top Plate, 7 Washer Cycles, Front Console design (Neo
Pro)
Front Load, 4.3 cu.ft., 1150 rpm, Non Heater, Direct
Drive, Painted Top Plate, 7 Washer Cycles, Front
Console design, Truebalance, 6 Motion, Smart
Diagnosis,

Top Load or Front Load

Code
499854
846966
342000
525669

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 LOOKUPS in one formula

Sales
Commission Paid
$55,000.00
$1,225.00
Commission Table

Sales
$0.00
$5,000.00
$10,000.00
$20,000.00
$30,000.00
$50,000.00
$100,000.00

Commission
from Previous
Bracket

Rate
0.00%
0.50%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
6.00%
10.00%

0
$25.00
$125.00
$325.00
$925.00
$3,925.00

Period
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Payback
RRR
NPV
IRR

Cash Flow For

NPV
$ (1,115,000.00)
146,745.00
384,393.00
396,613.00
397,113.00
309,148.00
221,861.00
208,698.00
428,180.00
3.47
0.2
$51,622.68
21.46%

Cumulative CF for
Payback
$ (1,115,000.00)
$ (968,255.00)
$ (583,862.00)
$ (187,249.00)
$
209,864.00
$
519,012.00
$
740,873.00
$
949,571.00
$ 1,377,751.00

Barry Houdini at the Mr Excel Message Board came up with this Gem

came up with this Gem

Income
$0
$100
$500
$1,000
$2,000

0
$5
$6
$7
$8
$9

Allowance
s
Income

3
$102

Allowances
1
$6
$7
$8
$9
$10

2
$7
$8
$9
$10
$11

3
$8
$9
$10
$11
$12