{"id":194,"date":"2021-03-04T17:57:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T16:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=194"},"modified":"2024-03-22T18:51:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T17:51:53","slug":"vlookup-multiple-columns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/vlookup-multiple-columns\/","title":{"rendered":"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VLOOKUP-Multiple-Columns.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VLOOKUP-Multiple-Columns-1024x576.png\" alt=\"VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VLOOKUP-Multiple-Columns-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VLOOKUP-Multiple-Columns-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VLOOKUP-Multiple-Columns-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VLOOKUP-Multiple-Columns.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>VLOOKUP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/top-excel-formulas-function-examples-to-get-better-at-microsoft-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">formula<\/a> is<strong> primarily used to look for a value in the leftmost column<\/strong> of the table and <strong>return the corresponding value from another column<\/strong> on the right.<\/p>\n<p>What if you want to\u00a0VLOOKUP multiple columns at once?<\/p>\n<p>You can use Excel VLOOKUP multiple columns by using an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/excel-array-formulas-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Array Formula<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Without further ado let&#8217;s dive into these topics and understand how to use VLOOKUP for multiple columns!<\/p>\n<p>As this is an array formula, to make it work we simply need to press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER at the end of the formula. A very powerful feature for any serious analyst!&#8221; player-type=&#8221;default&#8221; override-embed=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_57_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"scroll-to-download\">Free Practice Workbook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/vlookup-multiple-columns\/#Excel_VLOOKUP_Multiple_Columns_Syntax\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns Syntax\">Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns Syntax<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/vlookup-multiple-columns\/#Return_Multiple_Values\" title=\"Return Multiple Values\">Return Multiple Values<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/vlookup-multiple-columns\/#Return_Sum_of_Multiple_Values\" title=\"Return Sum of Multiple Values\">Return Sum of Multiple Values<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/vlookup-multiple-columns\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Excel_VLOOKUP_Multiple_Columns_Syntax\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><a id=\"vlookup-multiple-column-syntax\"><\/a>Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns Syntax<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>What does it do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Searches for a value in the first column of a table array and returns the sum of values in the same row from other\u00a0columns (to the right) in the table array.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Formula breakdown:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>{<\/strong>=SUM(VLOOKUP(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">lookup_value<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">table_array<\/span>, {<span style=\"color: #008000;\">col_index_num1,col_index_num2}<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">[range_lookup]<\/span>))<strong>}<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What it means:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>{<\/strong>=SUM(VLOOKUP(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">this value<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">in this list<\/span>, {<span style=\"color: #008000;\">and sum the\u00a0value in this column, with the value in this column}<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Exact Match\/FALSE\/0]<\/span>))<strong>}<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now that you are familiar with the syntax let&#8217;s look at an example of how to use Excel VLOOKUP multiple columns!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Return_Multiple_Values\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a id=\"return-multiple-values\"><\/a>Return Multiple Values<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the <strong>downsides<\/strong> of using VLOOKUP is that it can <strong>return value from a single column<\/strong> only.<\/p>\n<p>In this example, we want to<strong> find a match for both Item Description and Price<\/strong>. But it won&#8217;t be possible to use the basic VLOOKUP syntax.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-225.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22830\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-225.png\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1096\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-225.png 1096w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-225-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-225-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-225-768x320.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1096px) 100vw, 1096px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>modify the VLOOKUP formula with an array<\/strong> formula and extract both description and price by matching the item code!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Follow the<strong>\u00a0step-by-step tutorial<\/strong>\u00a0on how to VLOOKUP\u00a0for multiple sheets with example and\u00a0<strong>download this Excel workbook<\/strong>\u00a0to practice along:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Vlookup_Multiple-Columns.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup_Multiple-Columnsv2.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\"><strong>download excel workbook<\/strong><i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">Vlookup_Multiple-Columns.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> Select the cells (H8 and I8) where you want to insert the values from multiple columns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-243.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22832\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-243.png\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1224\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-243.png 1224w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-243-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-243-1024x380.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-243-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1224px) 100vw, 1224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span> We need to enter the<strong> VLOOKUP function<\/strong> in the selected cell:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">=VLOOKUP(<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-244.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22833\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-244.png\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1187\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-244.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-244-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-244-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-244-768x325.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1187px) 100vw, 1187px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong><\/span> We need to enter the first argume<span style=\"color: #000000;\">nt &#8211; <em>Lookup_value<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the value to be looked up? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Select the cell that contains the item name, which is cell G8.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=VLOOKUP(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">G8,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-245.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22834\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-245.png\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1199\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-245.png 1199w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-245-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-245-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-245-768x324.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 4:<\/strong><\/span> We need to enter the second argume<span style=\"color: #000000;\">nt &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Table_array<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/dynamic-data-list-using-excel-tables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of data?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Select the Inventory table, as that is where our formula is going to get both description and price for different item codes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Make sure you freeze the range by pressing F4!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=VLOOKUP(G15,<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">$B$6:$D$17,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-238.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22839\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-238.png\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1184\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-238.png 1184w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-238-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-238-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-238-768x325.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1184px) 100vw, 1184px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 5:<\/strong><\/span> We need to enter the third argume<span style=\"color: #000000;\">nt &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>{Col_index_num1,\u00a0<\/em><em>Col_index_num2}<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which columns in the table_array contain the data you want to return?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We want to get the description and price. So that will be columns 2 and 3.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=VLOOKUP(G8, $B$6:$D$17,<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> {2,3},<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-239.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22840\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-239.png\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1194\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-239.png 1194w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-239-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-239-1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-239-768x322.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1194px) 100vw, 1194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 6:<\/strong><\/span> We need to enter the fourth argume<span style=\"color: #000000;\">nt &#8211; <\/span><em>[Range_lookup]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Would it be an approximate match?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Set this to FALSE or 0 as we want an exact match for the Item code.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=VLOOKUP(G8, $B$6:$D$17, {2,3}, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">0)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-240.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22841\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-240.png\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1196\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-240.png 1196w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-240-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-240-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-240-768x320.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1196px) 100vw, 1196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 7:<\/strong><\/span> Press Ctrl + Shift + Enter at the end of the formula to change it into an array function.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-241.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22842\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-241.png\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1185\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-241.png 1185w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-241-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-241-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-241-768x325.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1185px) 100vw, 1185px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copy-Paste this formula for the remaining item codes mentioned in the Invoice!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-242.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22843\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-242.png\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"615\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-242.png 615w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-242-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Return_Sum_of_Multiple_Values\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><a id=\"return-sum-of-multiple-values\"><\/a>Return Sum of Multiple Values<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The VLOOKUP function can be combined with other functions such as the <em>Sum, Max,<\/em> or <em>Average<\/em> to calculate values in multiple columns.\u00a0 As this is an array formula, to make it work we simply need to press<strong> CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER<\/strong> at the end of the formula.\u00a0 A very powerful feature for any serious analyst!<\/p>\n<p>See how easy it is to implement in less than 1 minute with this VLOOKUP for multiple columns example!<\/p>\n<style>.special-box a { color: #fff; } <\/style><div class=\"drop-shadow lifted special-box\" style=\"text-align: center; color: #fff; padding: 15px; background: var(--V4-primary-orange); border-radius: 6px;\">&#x1f449; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-43.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here To Join Our Free Formulas &amp; Functions Webinar Training on VLOOKUP, IF, SUMIF &amp; INDEX\/MATCH &amp; Advance Your Excel Level!<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Want to learn more about how to use VLOOKUP to Sum Multiple Columns?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>*** Watch our video above and step by step guide below on Excel VLOOKUP multiple columns with a free downloadable Excel workbook to practice ***<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<p>We want to get the total number of units for Laptop (16,700 + 18,700 units).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> We need to enter the<strong> VLOOKUP function<\/strong> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/find-blank-cells-in-excel-with-a-color\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blank cell<\/a>:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">=VLOOKUP(<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10386\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-1.jpg\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1154\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-1.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-1-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-1-1024x299.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-1-768x224.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1154px) 100vw, 1154px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span> The <b>VLOOKUP\u00a0<\/b>arguments:<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Lookup_value<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is the value to be looked up? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Select the cell that contains the item name, which is Laptop.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=VLOOKUP(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">G15,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10387\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-2.jpg\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1160\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-2.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-2-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-2-1024x295.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-2-768x221.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Table_array<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Where is the list of data?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Select the Units Sold table, as that is where our formula is going to get the unit numbers.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=VLOOKUP(G15<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">, B14:D17,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10388\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-3.jpg\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1103\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-3.jpg 1103w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-3-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-3-1024x316.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-3-768x237.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1103px) 100vw, 1103px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>{Col_index_num1,\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Col_index_num2}<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Which columns in the table_array contain the data you want to return?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We want to get the unit numbers of Years 2013 and 2014. So that will be columns 2 and 3.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=VLOOKUP(G15, B14:D17,<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> {2,3},\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10389\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-4.jpg\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1107\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-4.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-4-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-4-1024x311.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-4-768x233.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1107px) 100vw, 1107px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>[Range_lookup]<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Would it be an approximate match?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Set this to FALSE as we want an exact match for Laptop.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=VLOOKUP(G15, B14:D17, {2,3}, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">FALSE)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10390\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-5.jpg\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1110\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-5.jpg 1110w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-5-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-5-1024x316.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-5-768x237.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Now wrap the formula with the <strong>SUM formula<\/strong> as we want to get the total number of sold units for Laptop.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">SUM(<\/span>VLOOKUP(G15, B14:D17, {2,3}, FALSE)<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ensure you are pressing\u00a0<strong>CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER<\/strong> as we want to calculate this as an array formula.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10391\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-6.jpg\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1126\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-6.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-6-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-6-1024x308.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-6-768x231.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do the exact same formula for <strong>Max Units<\/strong> and<strong> Average Units<\/strong>, by changing the <strong>SUM Formula<\/strong> with the <strong>MAX Formula<\/strong> and <strong>Average Formula<\/strong> respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10392 size-full\" title=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-7.jpg\" alt=\"Excel VLOOKUP Multiple Columns\" width=\"1109\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-7.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-7-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-7-1024x315.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Vlookup-Multiple-7-768x236.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This completes our tutorial on how to use VLOOKUP to return values from multiple columns at once!<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/vlookup-function-introduction-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VLOOKUP basics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/vlookup-with-multiple-criteria-in-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\">VLOOKUP with multiple criteria<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/vlookup-in-multiple-excel-sheets\/\" target=\"_blank\">VLOOKUP in multiple sheets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VLOOKUP formula is primarily used to look for a value in the leftmost column of the table and return the corresponding value from another column on the right. 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