INDEX MATCH Formulas Explained
INDEX MATCH Formulas Explained
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1 Look to the Left CLASSIC FAVORITES TALL GRANDE VENTI Lookup Value Region
Caffe Latte $2.95 $3.75 $4.15 Dobbert, Susan #N/A
Emp ID Name Region Department Cappuccino $2.95 $3.65 $4.15 Dunton, Donna
10001 DeRusha, Joe East 5255-Data/Connectivity Sales Caramel Macchiato $3.75 $3.95 $4.25 Davis, Jan
10002 De Pasquale, Richard East 5256-Sales Mgt & Support Caffe Mocha $3.25 $3.95 $4.40
10003 Dobbert, Susan East 5257-Auto Sales White Chocolate Mocha $3.45 $4.15 $4.55 Region Name
10004 Dillard, Susan East 5258-IAP Sales Caffe Americano $2.00 $2.40 $2.75 East DeRusha, Joe
10005 Dunton, Donna West 5259-Sales Channel Cinnamon Dolce Latte $3.95 $4.75 $5.15 East De Pasquale, Richa
10006 De Vries, John West 5262-Auto GM Steamer $2.25 $2.50 $2.75 East Dobbert, Susan
10007 De Sousa, Kristi West 5263-Sales Support Drip Coffee $1.75 $1.95 $2.05 East Dillard, Susan
10008 Defonso, Daniel West 5264-ARD Sales West Dunton, Donna
Question: What is the price of a Caffe Mocha, size Grande? West De Vries, John
2 Specify Single Column that contains Return Values. Easier to insert/delete columns.
MATCH Definition How the MATCH Function Works MATCH Returns the Column N
INDEX/MATCH VLOOKUP
Emp ID Name Region Department Emp ID Name CLASSICRegion Department
FAVORITES TALL GRANDE VENTI CLASSIC FAVORITES
Caffe Latte $2.95 $3.75 $4.15 Caffe Latte $
Cappuccino $2.95 $3.65 $4.15 Cappuccino $
Caramel Macchiato $3.75 $3.95 $4.25 Caramel Macchiato $
Caffe Mocha $3.25 $3.95 $4.40 Caffe Mocha $
White Chocolate Mocha $3.45 $4.15 $4.55 White Chocolate Mocha $
Caffe Americano $2.00 $2.40 $2.75 Caffe Americano $
Cinnamon Dolce Latte $3.95 $4.75 $5.15 Cinnamon Dolce Latte $
MATCH Returns the RELATIVE row or column number of the lookup value MATCH Returns the RELATIVE ro
INDEX Definition How the INDEX Function Works INDEX + MATCH Instead of VL
INDEX + MATCH Compared to VLOOKUP Lookup to the Left with INDEX/MATCH INDEX MATCH for Both Row a
CLASSIC FAVORITES TALL GRANDE VENTI Emp ID Region Name Department Month Year Sales CLASSIC FAVORITES
Discounts TA
Caffe Latte $2.95 $3.75 $4.15 10001 East DeRusha, Joe 5255-Data/Connectivity Sales Jan FY13 100,000 Caffe Latte
25,000 $2
Cappuccino $2.95 $3.65 $4.15 10002 East De Pasquale, Richard 5256-Sales Mgt & Support Jan FY13 150,000 Cappuccino
30,000 $2
Caramel Macchiato $3.75 $3.95 $4.25 10003 East Dobbert, Susan 5257-Auto Sales Jan FY13 200,000 Caramel Macchiato
35,000 $3
Caffe Mocha $3.25 $3.95 $4.40 10004 East Dillard, Susan 5258-IAP Sales Jan FY13 250,000 Caffe Mocha
40,000 $3
White Chocolate Mocha $3.45 $4.15 $4.55 10005 West Dunton, Donna 5259-Sales Channel Jan FY13 300,000 White Chocolate Mocha
45,000 $3
10006 West De Vries, John 5262-Auto GM Jan FY13 350,000 50,000
INDEX Returns a Cell's Value based on the specified row & column numbers 10007 West De Sousa, Kristi 5263-Sales Support Jan FY13 400,000 Use MATCH for both Row and Col
55,000
10008 West Defonso, Daniel 5264-ARD Sales Jan FY13 450,000 60,000
Caffe Mocha 3.95 <- INDEX MATCH Formula Item Size
Caffe Mocha 0 <- VLOOKUP Formula breaks when columns are inserted. Cappuccino VEN
Question: What is Donna Dunton's Employee ID?
Most Common Error with INDEX MATCH Create Relationships Between Data Sets - Lookup Tables State Code Region
AK West
CLASSIC FAVORITES TALL GRANDE VENTI Order ID Customer ID City State Revenue Region Region Table AL South
Caffe Latte $2.95 $3.75 $4.15 1001 27 Las Vegas NV $686.00 #REF! West AR South
Cappuccino $2.95 $3.65 $4.15 1002 27 Las Vegas NV $164.50 #REF! West AZ West
Caramel Macchiato $3.75 $3.95 $4.25 1003 4 New York NY $2,070.00 #REF! Northeast CA West
Caffe Mocha $3.25 $3.95 $4.40 1004 4 New York NY $4,717.00 #REF! Northeast CO West
White Chocolate Mocha $3.45 $4.15 $4.55 1005 4 New York NY $38.50 #REF! Northeast CT Northeast
1006 12 Las Vegas NV $1,458.00 #REF! West DC South
INDEX array and MATCH lookup_array arguments must be same number of rows/cols. 1007 12 Las Vegas NV $2,024.00 #REF! West DE South
1008 8 Portland OR $349.60 #REF! West FL South
White Chocolate Mocha #REF! GA South
1009 4 New York NY $809.60 #REF! Northeast
1010 29 Denver CO $1,198.50 West West HI West
1011 3 Los Angelas CA $878.15 West West IA Midwest
1012 6 Milwaukee WI $1,280.00 #REF! Midwest ID West
1013 28 Memphis TN $2,530.00 #REF! South IL Midwest
1014 8 Portland OR $599.25 #REF! West IN Midwest
1015 10 Chicago IL $269.10 Midwest Midwest KS Midwest
Most Common Error 1016 7 Boise Sales Data
ID $1,104.00 West West KY South
1017 10 Chicago IL $850.00 Midwest Midwest LA South
1018 10 Chicago IL $374.00 Midwest Midwest MA Northeast
1019 10 Chicago IL $404.80 Midwest Midwest MD South
1020 11 Miami FL $283.50 South South ME Northeast
1021 11 Miami FL $146.51 South South MI Midwest
State Code Region Author:1022Jon Acampora 1 Seattle WA $756.00 #REF! West MN Midwest
AK West Source:1023https://www.excelcampus.com/functions/index-match-formula/
1 Seattle WA $2,668.00 #REF! West MO Midwest
AL South 1024 1 Seattle WA $200.33 #REF! West MS
AR South MT West
AZ West
CA West
CO West
CT Northeast
DC South
DE South
FL South
GA South
HI West
IA Midwest
ID West
IL Midwest
IN Midwest
KS Midwest
KY South Region Table Source
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MA Northeast
MD South
ME Northeast
MI Midwest
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VLOOKUP Can Not Look to the Left
VLOOKUP to Left
MATCH Returns the RELATIVE row or column number of the lookup value
Grande 2
INDEX Returns a Cell's Value based on the specified row & column numbers
Caffe Mocha 3.95
2 Specify Single Column that contains Return Values. Easier to insert/delete columns.
INDEX/MATCH VLOOKUP
Emp ID Name Region Department Emp ID
10001 DeRusha, Joe East 5255-Data/Connectivity Sales 10001
10002 De Pasquale, Richard East 5256-Sales Mgt & Support 10002
10003 Dobbert, Susan East 5257-Auto Sales 10003
10004 Dillard, Susan East 5258-IAP Sales 10004
10005 Dunton, Donna West 5259-Sales Channel 10005
10006 De Vries, John West 5262-Auto GM 10006
10007 De Sousa, Kristi West 5263-Sales Support 10007
10008 Defonso, Daniel West 5264-ARD Sales 10008
VLOOKUP
Name Region Department
DeRusha, Joe East 5255-Data/Connectivity Sales
De Pasquale, Richard East 5256-Sales Mgt & Support
Dobbert, Susan East 5257-Auto Sales
Dillard, Susan East 5258-IAP Sales
Dunton, Donna West 5259-Sales Channel
De Vries, John West 5262-Auto GM
De Sousa, Kristi West 5263-Sales Support
Defonso, Daniel West 5264-ARD Sales
VLOOKUP Can Break When Inserting Columns
MATCH Returns the RELATIVE row or column number of the lookup value
Caffe Mocha 4
MATCH Returns the Column Number
MATCH Returns the RELATIVE row or column number of the lookup value
Grande 2
INDEX Definition
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How the INDEX Function Works
INDEX Returns a Cell's Value based on the specified row & column numbers
INDEX Returns a Cell's Value based on the specified row & column numbers
INDEX Returns a Cell's Value based on the specified row & column numbers
INDEX array and MATCH lookup_array arguments must be same number of rows/cols.