Comments on: How to Vlookup multiple values in Excel with criteria

When using Microsoft Excel for data analysis, you may often find yourself in situations when you need to get all matches based on a specific id, name, email address or some other unique identifier. An immediate solution that comes to mind is using the Excel VLOOKUP function, but the problem is that it can only return a single match. Continue reading

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  1. Thanks for your reply Alex!
    I am using your first example "Formula 1".
    =IFERROR(INDEX($B$3:$B$13, SMALL(IF(D$2=$A$3:$A$13, ROW($B$3:$B$13)-2,""), ROW()-2)),"")

    I'll use your example except rather than seller names and product names,
    its all percentages. And I have 5 columns with different percentages.
    example:

    LOOKUP TABLE
    A B C D E
    9% | 10% | 4% | 2% | 36%
    9% | 10% | 4% | 2% | 36%
    9% | 12% | 4% | 2% | 36%
    9% | 12% | 4% | 2% | 36%
    9% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 36%
    9% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 36%
    9% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 36%
    9% | 10% | 4% | 6% | 36%
    9% | 10% | 4% | 6% | 36%

    Let's say I need to know the most common "%" values WITH the 9% from column A
    in the D Column. The most common to the least common.

    RESULT
    2% |
    5% |
    6% |

    The only problem is I have more than 2000 rows

    I am using a formula to get the most common values in column A
    =MODE(IF(1-ISNUMBER(MATCH($A$2:$A$2000,$K$1:K2,0)),$A$2:$A$2000))

    But from there, I have no idea how to extract the most common to least common
    values in column D with the 9% value in Column A

    I hope this is clear enough for you? :/

    Thanks for the help Alex!

    1. Thank you for the clarification, Luc.

      Please select the vertical range of 5-10 cells so that there are all the repeating values there. Then enter the following formula right in the formula bar:

      =MODE.MULT((D1:D2000) * ((A1:A2000)=0.09))

      Since this is an array formula, hit CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to apply it. You'll see all the most common values with 9% in column D. The rest of the cells will be filled with N/A.

      I hope this will help, otherwise please do not hesitate to contact me anytime.

      1. Hi Alex!
        I've extracted only the 9% so it would be easier to sort the D column.
        I tried your formula and strangely its giving me the most common value(4%) but denying the rest. Lets say the 0% would be the 2nd but instead its 4% for all of them.
        I have noticed when the 4% and the 0% had the same amount of occurrence, the result was 1st(4%) 2nd(0%) and #N/A for the rest.
        Not sure whats going on. Do you have any idea what I'm missing??

        Thanks for the formula and your help!

        1. Hi Luc!
          Please note if there is the same number of values (for example, 0 and 4), the first in the list will be the one which is closer to the top of the column. Besides, the range where you insert an array formula should be big enough and contain a sufficient number of empty cells. Otherwise, the data won’t be shown in full. I have double-checked in my table and haven’t found any error. If my advice doesn’t help, please send a sample table of your data (no less 40 rows) along with the description of the expected result to support@ablebits.com. I will try to help you better.

  2. Hi! I was wondering if we could add the MODE function to this formula!?
    So it would place the 4 most common values.
    I just can't figure out how to add it :(

    Would this be possible?
    Thanks in advance for any help you can give me :)

    1. Hello Luc!
      For me to be able to help you better, please specify which formula you mean and describe the problem in more detail. Thank you.

      1. Hello Alex! I thought I replied with the reply button but it seems like i didn't.
        my response is the next comment! Sorry ;)

  3. Hi
    Please help me to get the formula for the below scenario.
    In sheet 1, A column have few name list like below
    vijay
    Murali
    Nandha
    karthi
    In sheet 2,A column have few names with extra letter like below
    Vijay_grp1
    britto
    Murali_kronos
    Sundar
    Karthi_abcd

    So the question is, what is Vlookup formula to find the values from sheet 1 vs sheet 2.
    I like to know the Vlookup formula to put it from sheet 1 to sheet 2 to find the same name in the sheet to. Please help me to solve it.

    1. Hello Vijay,
      You'll need th INDEX+MATCH combination for this task. Supposing that column A contains names, column with names with extra letter is column E and the lookup column is F, the formula would be:
      =INDEX($F$1:$F$5, MATCH(A1, LEFT($E$1:$E$5, LEN(A1)), 0))

      Please check out this article, I beloeve you'll find this information helpful

  4. Hi, I am trying to lookup your first example to populate values under different names but it seems to be that it reduces the value it pulls when the formula is dragged to other columns
    This is the formula I am using
    =IFERROR(INDEX(Sheet3!$I$2:$I$1298,SMALL(IF(Sheet2!U$3=Sheet3!$H$2:$H$1298,ROW(Sheet3!$I$2:$I$1298)-2,""),ROW()-2)),"")

    Please advise

  5. I have use same table and formula howecer it is not working properly. the result is "0"
    i have tried many time but it not working

  6. Hi Svetlana. First, thanks for these tutorials; I've learned a lot from them.
    I've perfected the formula in Formula 3. Vlookup multiple matches based on multiple conditions, but I have a twist - how do I get the formula to work if there's only one criteria entered? That is, I want to use the same formula if possible, but have it return results even if only one of the requirements is entered (i.e.either seller or month, but not both)?

  7. Can we get a formula 2.5 for "Vlookup multiple matches and return results in multiple rows"? Is this possible

  8. Hello. I am trying to use this formula with wildcards on the lookup values so that partial matches are printed out. I am using the following formula:
    =IFERROR(INDEX($C$3:$C$30, SMALL(IF(1=((--("*"&$E$3&"*"=$A$3:$A$30)) * (--("*"&$F$3&"*"=$B$3:$B$30))), ROW($C$3:$C$30)-2,""), ROW()-2)),"")
    but don't get any matches. Please help!

    1. I am facing the same problem, any solution?

  9. Hi, your article is very helpful!!
    I have just one question I would like to ask you.
    I'm working on my data and curious that it is possible to change the lookup criteria from exact value (==) to something like less than ()
    [FORMULAR]
    =IFERROR(INDEX(LOT, SMALL(IF(1=((--($Q$6=COMPNAME)) * ( --($B$21<=RES))), ROW(LOT)-1,""), ROW()-23)),"")
    [END OF FORMULAR]

    When I enter the above formula, Excel managed to get the value, but it is wrong.

    Can you help me on this issue?

    Thanks a lot

  10. I need help to get the pure unique value here, the A shouldnt be there!

    =INDEX($C$3:$C$10,MATCH(0,COUNTIF($G$2:G2,$C$3:$C$10)+($B$3:$B$10$E$3),0))
    Category Item Unique distinct list
    1 A 1 A
    2 A B
    1 A D
    1 A #N/A
    1 B #N/A
    1 B #N/A
    1 D #N/A
    2 C #N/A

  11. I would like to provide you with important formulas on this topic
    Alternative formulas for use in the first table:

    METHOD 1:
    =IFERROR(INDEX($B$1:$B$13;SMALL(IF(D$2=$A$3:$A$13;ROW($B$3:$B$13));ROW()-2));"")

    METHOD 2:
    =IFERROR(INDEX($B$3:$B$13;SMALL(IF(D$2=$A$3:$A$13;ROW($B$3:$B$13)-ROW($A$3)+1);ROWS(D$2:D2)));"")

    USAGE WITH FORMULA "AGGREGATE": (for method 3 and 4)
    METHOD 3:
    =IFERROR(INDEX($J$2:$J$1000;AGGREGATE(15;6;(ROW($K$2:$K$1000)-ROW($K$2)+1)/($K$2:$K$1000=$N$21);ROWS(N$22:N22)));"")

    METHOD 4:
    =IFERROR(INDEX($B$3:$B$13;AGGREGATE(15;6;(ROW($B$3:$B$13)-ROW($A$3)+1)/($A$3:$A$13=D$2);ROWS(D$3:D3)));"")

    IF YOU DON'T WANT TO USE THE "IFERROR" FUNCTION: (for method 5 and 6)
    METHOD 5:
    =IF(ROWS(D$3:D3)<=COUNTIF($A$3:$A$13;"="&D$2);INDEX($B$3:$B$13;SMALL(IF(D$2=$A$3:$A$13;ROW($B$3:$B$13)-ROW($A$3)+1);ROWS(D$3:D3)));"")

    METHOD 6:
    =IF(ROWS(D$3:D3)<=COUNTIF($A$3:$A$13;"="&D$2);INDEX($B$3:$B$13;SMALL(IF(D$2=$A$3:$A$13;ROW($B$3:$B$13)-ROW($A$3)+1);ROW()-2));"")

    Type these formulas in cell D3 and than use "CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER"

    GREETINGS FROM TURKEY!!!!
    Cihan TUNCEL
    Industrial Engineer
    Offers Industrial Solution

  12. Page No ID Description unit Qty
    S2/1/3 A Gypsum ceiling m2 ----
    S2/1/3 D Bulkhead including paint finish, 150 mm high m -----
    S2/1/3 E Bulkhead including paint finish, 150 mm high m -----
    S2/1/3 F Bulkhead including paint finish, 200 mm high m -----I

    I need formula for above blank
    from following tabel. Table name is MasterBoQ.
    Page No ID Description Qty
    S2/1/2 C Veneer solid WD-06 56
    S2/1/2 Metal trim
    S2/1/2 D Golden bronze patina MT-01 9
    S2/1/2 Glass panel including fixing, backing, glue, accessories,fittings, trims, etc. complete. The Contractor will allow for laying in pattern and combination of finishes where applicable
    S2/1/2 E Clear glass GL-01 2
    S2/1/2 F Fluted glass GL-03 7
    S2/1/3 BILL NO. 1 - ONE BED SUITE, (CONT'D.)
    S2/1/3 FINISHES, (Cont'd.)
    S2/1/3 Ceilings
    S2/1/3 Drg Ref: DD-ID-63-03 and Detail Drgs.Suspended ceilings including suspension system, cornices, recesses, accessories, recessed light areas, shadow gaps, fittings, paintings, special features, access panels, etc.complete
    S2/1/3 A Gypsum ceiling - 99
    S2/1/3 B Paint vinyl emulsion PT-01 79
    S2/1/3 C Paint vinyl emulsion PT-02 20

  13. Hi Svetlana,
    Thank you for these wonderful Excel tools and techniques!
    I am implementing Formula #2 from "Vlookup with multiple matches returned in rows". Since my data is in different rows and columns from your example, I had to adjust all my values. The only other significant difference was that my Lookup values are located on another Worksheet. The good news is I was able to get the formula to return a value in the first cell. Yea!
    The bad news is when I copy down or across, I can't get any other cells to work. I triple checked my relative and absolute references to ensure they are correct and I have made sure that Ctrl-Shift-Enter has been applied to each and every cell containing the formulas. Here is an example of the formula that is working in the first cell:
    =IFERROR(INDEX('EMPLOYEE CERTS'!$B$2:$B$12220, SMALL(IF($H2='EMPLOYEE CERTS'!$A$2:$A$12220, ROW('EMPLOYEE CERTS'!$A$2:$A$12220)-MIN(ROW('EMPLOYEE CERTS'!$A$2:$A$12220))+1, ""), COLUMN()-8)), "")
    The Lookup data is found on a Worksheet named "EMPLOYEE CERTS"
    Column H contains my lookup value (notice only the Column is Absolute, the Row is relative)
    Do you see anything that looks incorrect?
    Can I send you a file which will make this alot easier for you to see what's going on?
    Thank you for your help,
    Dave

    1. Hi Dave,

      Yes, please send a sample worksheet to our support address (support@ablebits.com) att: Svetlana. At first sight, the formula looks correct. I believe working with the source data directly will help to figure out the issue.

  14. Salute to whoever created the Combine Rows feature. 8195 rows have been merged into 96 rows. Thanks!

  15. OP, I need some explanation regarding your formula ,[IFERROR(INDEX(return_range, SMALL(IF(lookup_value = lookup_range , ROW(lookup_range) - MIN(ROW(lookup_range ))+1,""), ROW() - n)),"")].
    So, i copied your formula and succeeded. But my main problem is the formula start capture value from 5th row.
    For example, i have value in cell A1:A30. The formula capture the value starting from A5:A30.
    FYI, the value i captured is from another sheet.
    Thank you OP

  16. =IFERROR(INDEX($B$3:$B$13,SMALL(IF(D$2=$A$3:$A$13,ROW($A$3:$A$13)- MIN(ROW($A$3:$A$13))+1,""), ROW()-2)),"")

    Hello, I have something very similar. Let's say you have multiple columns of Seller (Seller1, Seller2, Seller3, Seller4)(Move product to column E) Is there a way that $A$3:$A$13 can automatically change to B, C, or D based off of inputting Seller 1, 2, 3, or 4?

    1. Hi Dan,

      The only working solution I can think of is nesting or concatenating different IF functions. For example:

      =IF($H$2=$B$2, IFERROR(...), IF($H$2=$C$2, IFERROR(...), ""))

      or

      =IF($H$2=$B$2, IFERROR(...), "") & IF($H$2=$C$2, IFERROR(...), "")

      If someone has a better idea, please do post your solution here!

    2. Hello Dan,
      Thank you for your comment.

      We have just replied to you via email. Please provide us with the requested information and we’ll do our best to help. Thank you.

  17. Hi,
    I need something similar to the above but I have been going round in circles to find the right formula to use.
    I have text in column A2 and I have a list of key words that I'm trying to find in column A2. I'd like the formula to return all of those key words that are contained in column A2. They don't have to be all in the same cell but I just need all of the values returned. Any help would be appreciated!
    THanks

  18. Hi,
    I have used Formula 3 with returns in a column.
    My dashboard has 3 look up values. The formula only gave 1 result instead of 3 or more.
    Please help.
    Here's my formula:

    =IFERROR(INDEX(Listings!$E$2:$E$1000,SMALL(IF(1=((--($B$4=Listings!$A$2:$A$1000))*(--($C$4=Listings!$B$2:$B$1000))*(--($D$4=Listings!$C$2:$C$1000))),ROW(Listings!$E$2:$E$1000)-1,""),ROW()-3)),"")

    Thank you.

    1. Hi,

      This has been solved. haha.
      I only need to copy the formula to all rows in that specific column.

      Thanks

  19. need to vlookup in accordance with date association. Any idea? Trying to put a week or months worth of data together and write a code to return value associated with a number on each date.

  20. What if the results are to return as a , (or ;) separated list in 1 cell?

  21. When I replicate this example sometimes it works, sometimes its blank, and I cant figure out why. Any ideas on why the result sometimes comes out blank? No errors or anything just blank.
    I'm doing this formula (the second one way up at the top)
    =IFERROR(INDEX($B$3:$B$13,SMALL(IF(D$2=$A$3:$A$13,ROW($A$3:$A$13)- MIN(ROW($A$3:$A$13))+1,""), ROW()-2)),"")

  22. Sl.No ROLL NUMBER Student Name Application Id Course /Course Year Rtf Amount
    1 14G01A0101 A AJAY 201704689507 BTECH (CIVIL)/4 8750
    2 14G01A0101 A AJAY 201704689507 BTECH (CIVIL)/4 8750
    3 14G01A0101 A AJAY 201704689507 BTECH (CIVIL)/4 8750
    4 14G01A0101 A AJAY 201704689507 BTECH (CIVIL)/4 8750
    5 15G01A0201 A AKHILA 201705900172 BTECH (EEE)/3 8750
    6 15G01A0201 A AKHILA 201705900172 BTECH (EEE)/3 8750
    7 15G01A0201 A AKHILA 201705900172 BTECH (EEE)/3 8750
    8 15G01A0201 A AKHILA 201705900172 BTECH (EEE)/3 8750
    9 15242-EC-001 A AMRINBANU 201708033297 DIP (ECE)/3 7450
    10 15242-EC-001 A AMRINBANU 201708033297 DIP (ECE)/3 3725
    11 15242-EC-001 A AMRINBANU 201708033297 DIP (ECE)/3 3725
    12 17G01A0401 A B JANANI 201708256249 BTECH (ECE)/1 8750
    13 17G01A0401 A B JANANI 201708256249 BTECH (ECE)/1 8750
    14 17G01A0401 A B JANANI 201708256249 BTECH (ECE)/1 8750
    15 17G01A0401 A B JANANI 201708256249 BTECH (ECE)/1 8750
    16 17G01A0301 A B RAJENDRAN 201708197050 BTECH (MECHANICAL)/1 8750
    17 17G01A0301 A B RAJENDRAN 201708197050 BTECH (MECHANICAL)/1 8750
    18 17G01A0301 A B RAJENDRAN 201708197050 BTECH (MECHANICAL)/1 8750
    19 17G01A0301 A B RAJENDRAN 201708197050 BTECH (MECHANICAL)/1 8750
    20 16G01A0401 A CHANDANA 201709098907 BTECH (ECE)/2 8750
    21 16G01A0401 A CHANDANA 201709098907 BTECH (ECE)/2 26250
    22 16242-EE-002 A DILLI BABU 201709114468 DIP (EEE)/2 3725
    23 16242-EE-002 A DILLI BABU 201709114468 DIP (EEE)/2 3725
    24 16242-EE-002 A DILLI BABU 201709114468 DIP (EEE)/2 3725
    25 16242-EE-002 A DILLI BABU 201709114468 DIP (EEE)/2 3725

    I prepared this data based on the v look up fromula .now i need name wise total in from four coloumns in one cell in a separate row. To know the individual value. can you help for this

  23. Thank you so much for this! This is exactly the help I needed. Also, I made a change to Formula 2 to make it a little more generic. Changed 'n' to row(first_formula_cell - 1).

  24. Hi Svetlana,
    When I applied the same example (as a training) in a blank sheet, it didn't work for me. After I read the comments I download the example file, I made a double click on a cell contains the formula to check it, I say ok, then press enter , as surprise I found the word displayed disappear, I don't know really why this is happening. I tried Online Excel to check maybe the excel version I had, has an issue or something.
    Please Help
    Thanks,

    1. I forgot to say that a note showed up to me when I activate it , it said "inconsistent formula"

      1. Ok the problem solved (CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER not just enter)
        thanks

  25. Res ID Date Feedback Res ID Date
    18354576 7/17/2019 All good 18354576 7/17/2019
    19165239 7/30/2019 All good 19165239 7/30/2019
    18354576 7/31/2019 More Than 5 Error 18975236 7/31/2019
    19167323 7/31/2019 All good 19167323 7/31/2019
    18354576 7/31/2019 Less than 5 Errors 18785226 7/31/2019
    19161337 7/31/2019 All good 19161337 7/31/2019
    19153708 7/30/2019 Less than 5 Errors 19153708 7/30/2019
    19162077 7/31/2019 All good 19162077 7/31/2019
    19164149 7/31/2019 All good 19164149 7/31/2019
    19164647 7/31/2019 Less than 5 Errors 19164647 7/31/2019
    19166599 7/31/2019 All good 19166599 7/31/2019
    19161016 7/31/2019 All good 19161016 7/31/2019

    Hi
    There is multiple entries in res ID and I want vlookup data same as it is in sheet, I mean res id 18354576 having 3 or more entries with different comment and different date.
    How can I find exact comment with particular date for all entries.

  26. =IFERROR(INDEX($B$3:$B$13,SMALL(IF(D$2=$A$3:$A$13,ROW($A$3:$A$13)- MIN(ROW($A$3:$A$13))+1,""), ROW()-2)),"")
    can anybody modify this so it does a partial text search

    1. =IFERROR(INDEX($B$3:$B$13, SMALL(IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH($D$2,$A$3:$A$13)), ROW($B$3:$B$13)-2,""), ROW()-2)),"")

  27. IF YOURS WORKS FOR THE FIRST CELL BUT NOT THE REST, CLICK ON THE FORMULA BAR OF THE FIRST CELL AND CLICK - CTR SHFT ENTER - THEN DRAG THAT FORMULA. THE FORMULA SHOULD NOW HAVE {funky brackets}.

  28. The one about Vlookup of multiple values is an absolute beauty. I have needed this function desperately and it worked exactly the way I have needed it. I don't know how to thank you. Still Thanks a million.

  29. Goal: I would like to vlookup or index match an ID from another workbook using a vba button that then returns the ID name, City, Region, etc. My goal is that I have a button I search the ID # and it returns the criteria that I want that is located in another worksheet. I know to start it with the Workbooks.Open more focused on how to do the index match or vlookup to return the criteria from that sheet. Thanks

  30. I stumbled upon this formula and spent about 2 hours trying to get it to work, but I finally did after seeing an error I was making in the comments (our fault for not reading fully)

    My question is, using the very top example with sellers and produce, I manually need to change my cell reference from $D2 to $D3. My spread sheet contains over two hundred sellers and about a hundred different types of produce. So in a separate column I have my sellers, Adam being D2 and Robert D3. I can drag the formula for Adam all 100 rows.

    But if I stop at row 25, and switch to D3 for Robert, I cannot copy them down the same way. I have to modify $D3 and ALSO the row to be -24 (when it was originally -2).

    Is there a way around this? I'd rather only have to change one aspect instead of two if possible because there are so many. I can't set a predetermined spacing because it changes daily.

    Thanks!

    1. Side note, the formula I was using was this one below:

      =IFERROR(INDEX($B$3:$B$13,SMALL(IF(D$2=$A$3:$A$13,ROW($A$3:$A$13)- MIN(ROW($A$3:$A$13))+1,""), ROW()-2)),"")

  31. You're the best! This saved me so many headaches, thank you so much!!

  32. HI
    When i use this code the excel have a error
    =IFERROR(INDEX($B$3:$B$13, SMALL(IF(D$2=$A$3:$A$13, ROW($B$3:$B$13)-2,""), ROW()-2)),"")
    the core of error begins from==>
    IF(D$2=$A$3:$A$13, ROW($B$3:$B$13)-2,"")
    i dont know what should i do :-(

    1. thank you
      i fund the issue
      the problem was in
      ROW()
      cause of copy pasting the formula it reffer to the cell which is copied and it is not the rank that we want. so should change to 1,2,3 or "ROW()-cell row number+1"

  33. Very helpful. Thank You!!!

  34. Thanks a lot for your effort you saved my time.

  35. Please give me the result column c, as completed or incompleted when lookup from column a into column b.
    Column (a) Column (b) Result Column (c)
    OTE3‐L1‐IM‐300992‐01 12-Apr Completed
    OTE3‐L1‐IM‐300992‐01 13-Apr Completed
    OTE3‐L1‐IM‐300992‐02 13-Apr Completed
    OTE3‐L1‐IM‐300992‐02 Incompleted
    OTE3‐L1‐IM‐300992‐03 Incompleted
    OTE3‐L1‐IM‐300992‐03 Incompleted
    OTE3‐L1‐IM‐300992‐03 Incompleted
    OTE3‐L1‐IM‐300992‐03 Incompleted

  36. Sally Oranges
    Robert Apricots
    Adam Bananas
    Tom Apples
    Robert Lemons
    Tom Apricots
    Sally Bananas
    Adam Oranges
    Tom Bananas
    Adam Lemons
    Sally Apples
    X y

    Please suggest what should I do if my range is extended till x & y. Simply changing range in your formula is not working.

  37. This was a great tutorial, thank you very much! I got the formulas to work for my database, however I have an additional restriction. Bringing it to this example (I'm doing results in a ROW), let's say the products are listed as ORANGES - APRICOTS - BANANAS - APPLES - LEMONS. So if Adam sold Bananas, Oranges and Lemons, I want his results to show ORANGES - *blank* - BANANAS - *blank* - LEMONS. To make it easier to understand, my categories are time, so I need the results chronologically (6-10-12-14 hours). So if a result appears in 12 and 14, I want to see the 4 columns as blank-blank-result-result, but what I'm getting is result-result-blank-blank. Any thoughts?

    1. Hi Francisco,
      I guess you get precisely that result your are looking for by just stripping the SMALL function as follows bellow. It seems that the SMALL function is being used to fill up the blank cells so that the looked up products at the end they come one after another.

      =IFERROR(INDEX($B$3:$B$13, IF(D$2=$A$3:$A$13, ROW($B$3:$B$13)-2,""), "").

      I hope my reasoning sounds correct.

  38. doing similar to Formula 1. Vlookup multiple values and return results in a column

    However I have the data in a separate sheet called 'Eg Data' hence I changed my formula to read as follows:
    =IFERROR(INDEX('Eg Data'!$B$3:$B$13,SMALL(IF(D$5='Eg Data'!$A$3:$A$13,ROW('Eg Data'!$A$3:$A$13)- MIN(ROW('Eg Data'!$A$3:$A$13))+1,""), ROW()-2)),"")
    In example data all is the same as per example above in 'Formula 1. Vlookup multiple values and return results in a column' and using same cells (a3:b13)

    the other only difference is that the name in my case 'Adam' is not in cell D2 as per example above but in D5 and I want the results in D6 no in D3 as per example above.

    This seems to give a problem when I moved the name from D2 to D5 and results to be in D6 instead of D3

    Does the formula need changing?

  39. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!

  40. This was so incredibly helpful! I looked at other tutorials prior to this, and none of them gave the background on "why" or "what" each step did so I couldn't manipulate the other examples to fit my needs. This was the only truly comprehensive guide I came across. Thank you so much!

  41. Hello - I tried to implement Formula 1 in this article, Vlookup multiple values and return results in a column, using the same data entered in the same cells in an Excel 2019 spreadsheet. But the formula doesn't work. To see why, I stripped out the IFERROR code and just ran the INDEX function without error checking. This showed that the formula produces a #Value error in the result. Does anyone know why the example is not working for me? I'm truly stumped.

    1. Hi Larry,
      It's difficult to say what the problem might be without seeing your data and formula. IFERROR is a very simple function and usually it does not cause any issues.

      You can download our sample workbook with working formulas and copy/past the desired formula from there to try it on your data.

      1. I have a similar issue, happening with your sample workbook too. I open the sample workbook, all the formulas show exactly as on this site. If I then click in the formula bar and hit enter the calculated values that were there when I open the book disappear. The formula is still there it just returns the error result value. The only difference in the formula bar is that the {} brackets round the formula are no longer there after calculating the formula locally.

        1. James,
          You most likely need to re-apply the "Ctrl-Shift-Enter' command to let the formula know it is based on an ARRAY.
          Put your cursor in the cell with the formula and press Control-Shift and Enter.
          Just a thought...

  42. i need help
    Rujan Shakya Absent
    Abhishekh Wosti Present
    Santosh Adhikari Present
    Kshitiz Pokhrel Present
    Rujan Shakya Present
    in above details need to just take present name to another sheet

    can anyone please help me

  43. I need to bring data from a master sheet where there is more than one entry, but might have slightly different data in a number of columns.

  44. Your information was very helpful, thank you!!! I want to use the formulas to do an "or" statement. I am using the formula {=IFERROR(INDEX('CTE Detail'!$F$2:$F$900000,SMALL(IF('CTE Detail'!$M$2:$M$900000=auto!$F$1,ROW('CTE Detail'!$F$2:$F$900000)-1,""),ROW()-8)),"")}. This works as long as each program only has one subject code. I am bringing 2 spreadsheets together. What I am looking for is all of the students in certain classes by subject code (auto!$F$1). I have some programs that have multiple subject codes, how do I write the formula? I believe the * is for an "and" statement. Thank you,

  45. Hi

    I need some help with retrieving value from a table:
    min max 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    0 8 0.00% 0.00% 2.50% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00% 7.00% 8.00% 9.00% 10.00%
    9 10 5.00% 5.00% 7.50% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15%
    11 24 7.50% 7.50% 10% 11.50% 12.50% 13.50% 14.50% 15.50% 16.50% 17.50%
    25 49 10.00% 10.00% 12.50% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20%
    50 99 12.50% 12.50% 15% 16.50% 17.50% 18.50% 19.50% 20.50% 21.50% 22.50%
    100 199 15.00% 15.00% 17.50% 19% 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25%
    200 >200 17.50% 17.50% 20% 21.50% 22.50% 23.50% 24.50% 25.50% 26.50% 27.50%

    I am using the formula: =INDEX($E$7:$N$13,MATCH(C3,D7:D13,2), MATCH(C10,Sheet1!E6:N6,0))
    However, everytime it is reading only the first line

    Can you help me out. Thanks for reading.

  46. Dear Svetlana
    Your pages on Excel are really incredible! I learned a lot, but understand that there is still so much to learn!

    I am searching for a solution to retrieve data from an input sheet. When one selects one or more search terms in another sheet (from a pre-defined list) I would like to see all the results that meet the conditions. It is very similar to your examples here, "Vlookup multiple matches based on multiple conditions". But instead of AND I would need OR. Eg: if the search term is 'apples', I would like to see Excel giving me a list of all the apple sales. If the search terms are 'apples' and 'bananas', I would like to see Excel giving me a list of all the sales of apples and bananas. I am searching for hours ans hours, but cannot manage it... Maybe you have the solution?

    Thanks in advance!

  47. =VLOOKUP(E5,A1:B8,2,0)&", "&INDEX(B1:B8,MATCH(E5,A1:A8,0)+2)

  48. I need help to get Max value from set value but if any data is 0 ( zero) then return result should be 0(zero). Pls see below data & result what I want. Pls advise.
    A 20
    B 20
    C 30
    A 40
    B 10
    D 60
    B 35
    D 40
    A 0
    D 0
    A 40

    Result should be
    A 0
    B 35
    C 30
    D 0

    1. This should do it. Assuming your data begins in cell A1. Make sure you hit Ctrl+Shift+Enter when finished as this is an array formula. {=IF(MIN(IF("A"=$A$1:$A$11,$B$1:$B$11,""))=0,0,MAX(IF("A"=$A$1:$A$11,$B$1:$B$11,"")))}

  49. I need help to make a formula to retrieve information from a 'master' sheet (where information is entered manually) and populate specific cells in a 'target' sheet to avoid re-entering this information.

    For example,

    Master sheet
    -----------

    A B C D
    1 Device ID Device MAC Hostname Service Tag
    2 FS-001 00:00:00:00:00:00 device01 12345

    Target Sheet
    ----------

    A B C D E
    1 Device ID Hostname IP address Device MAC Gateway
    2 FS-001 device01 00:00:00:00:00:00

    So, if on the 'Target' sheet A2 = 'Master' sheet A2's value of FS-001, then values from Master sheet B2 and C2 will be populated
    in the cells of 'Target' sheet D2 and B2 respectively.

    1. Have you found the formula for this? I need a similar one too.

  50. Hi

    I need some help to do retrieve information from an excel sheet and populate specific columns in another excel sheet within the same workbook. I tried this but I have given up with the formula to get it working.

    For examle,
    1. Sheet 1 is the master sheet where I enter the information into each cell.
    For example,
    Device ID Device MAC Hostname Service Tag
    FS-001 Z9264F-ON 20040F0E3B4E frxsw-ds01 H5WMXC2

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