✅ Excel Basics Part 5 – Lookup Functions (VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, XLOOKUP) 🔍📊

1️⃣ VLOOKUP() – Vertical Lookup
Looks down a column to find a match.

=VLOOKUP("Aman", A2:C4, 2, FALSE)
▶️ Example: Search for “Aman” in column A, return value from 2nd column (Marks).

2️⃣ HLOOKUP() – Horizontal Lookup
Looks across a row to find a match.

=HLOOKUP("Marks", A1:C2, 2, FALSE)
▶️ Example: Search “Marks” in row 1, return value from row 2.

3️⃣ XLOOKUP() – Modern, Powerful Lookup
Works both vertically and horizontally.

=XLOOKUP("Tara", A2:A4, C2:C4, "Not Found")
▶️ Example: Looks for “Tara” in column A and returns matching value from column C (Attendance).
✔️ No need to count columns
✔️ Custom "Not Found" message
✔️ Works left-to-right or right-to-left


📊 Practice Scenario: