VLOOKUP

Search for a value in a vertically-arranged data set.

Syntax:

VLOOKUP(lookup_key_value, lookup_data:array, column_index:number {, lookup_type:number})

Looks up the lookup_key_value in the first column of the lookup_data array (or range of cells) and returns the corresponding value in that array (or range of cells) from the column specified by column_index.

lookup_data must be a vertically-arranged sorted set of data (an array or range of cells).

column_index=1 would return a value obtained from the first column of lookup_data, column_index=2 would return a value obtained from the second column, and so on.

The lookup process is controlled by the optional lookup_type:

lookup_type  VLOOKUP action
1 or omitted VLOOKUP finds the largest value which is less than or equal to lookup_key_value. NB lookup_data must be sorted in ascending order (largest values at the bottom).
0 VLOOKUP finds the value which exactly matches lookup_key_value.
-1 VLOOKUP finds the smallest value which is greater than or equal to lookup_key_value. NB lookup_data must be sorted in descending order (largest values at the top).