In this presentation you’ll get an overview of the new XLOOKUP function in Microsoft 365 and see how it compares to both VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP and INDEX/MATCH, as well as the similarities that XLOOKUP has with the obsolete LOOKUP function in Excel.

David demonstrates every technique at least twice: first, on a PowerPoint slide with numbered steps, and second, in the subscription-based Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) version of Excel. David draws your attention to any differences in the older versions of Excel (2019, 2016, 2013, and earlier) during the presentation as well as in his detailed handouts. David also provides an Excel workbook that includes most of the examples he uses during the webcast.
 
Microsoft 365 is a subscription-based product that provides new-feature updates as often as monthly. Conversely, the perpetual licensed versions of Excel have feature sets that don’t change. Perpetual licensed versions have year numbers, such as Excel 2019, Excel 2016, and so on.

Course Objectives:

• Identify the purpose of Excel's XLOOKUP function
• Describe the purpose of the column_index_num argument within VLOOKUP
• Identify the number of criteria pairs that you can specify in the MAXIFS function
• Describe what the MATCH function returns when the lookup_value is found

Course Outline:

• Utilizing Excel’s IFERROR function to display alternate values when VLOOKUP returns an error.
• Understanding how the VLOOKUP function allows you to look up data instead of having to manually reference individual cells.
• Understanding the nuances of approximate matches with XLOOKUP, which can be greater than or less than the look-up value.
• Summing results from multiple rows and optionally columns with XLOOKUP.
• Demonstrating how XLOOKUP can look up and down columns or across rows.
• Improving the integrity of spreadsheets by using SUMIF to look up values in a more flexible fashion than VLOOKUP.
• Exploring the risks and benefits of participating in the free Microsoft Office Insider program.
• Comparing the new XMATCH function in Microsoft 365 to the MATCH function available in all versions of Excel.
• Summing results from multiple columns with a single XLOOKUP function nested within a SUM function.
• Returning multiple columns of data with XLOOKUP from a single formula by using Microsoft 365's dynamic array functionality.
• Contrasting the INDEX and MATCH combination to VLOOKUP or HLOOKUP.
• Enabling VLOOKUP to look up data from the left (instead of only from the right) by using the CHOOSE function.

What You Get:

• Training Materials
• Live Q&A Session with our Expert
• Participation Certificate
• Access to Signup Community (Optional)
• Reward Points

Who Will Benefit:

Professionals seeking to use Microsoft Excel more effectively.

• Business Owners
• CEO's / CFO's / CTO's
• Managers of all levels
• Team Leaders
• Supervisors
• Administrative Specialists
• Anybody with large amounts of data
• Anybody who uses Microsoft Access/Excel on a regular basis, and wants to be more efficient and productive
• Accountants
• CPAs
• Controllers
• Financial Consultants
• IT Professionals
• Auditors
• Human Resource Personnel
• Bookkeepers