{"id":3171,"date":"2019-09-20T11:30:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T09:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/?p=3171"},"modified":"2019-09-18T19:30:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T17:30:58","slug":"how-to-make-a-vlookup-in-google-sheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/en\/how-to-make-a-vlookup-in-google-sheets\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a Vlookup in Google Sheets?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articletext\" class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<h2 id=\"what-is-a-vlookup-google-sheets\">What is a Vlookup Google Sheets<\/h2>\n<p>Performing a <a title=\"Google Sheet Vlookup\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/docs\/answer\/3093318?hl=en-GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Google Sheet Vlookup <\/a> is very similar to <a title=\"how to do vlookup in excel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/en\/blog-officeproductivity-masterexcelvaluesvlookup\"> how to do vlookup in excel <\/a>, by using a single function to search for a string in a list of values, and returning a specific column on the same line as the value found.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-600\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-175\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span>The function Vlookup, which means vertical lookup, will scan a vertical list of data, and, when it finds a match with a given value, will return the value stored in the requested cell of the corresponding line matching the <a title=\"Google Sheet Vlookup\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/docs\/answer\/3093318?hl=en-GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Google Sheet Vlookup <\/a> value.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-176\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>First of all, to do a Vlookup <a title=\"Google Sheets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sheets\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Google Sheets <\/a>, you have to start with an existing Google Sheet containing a list of data.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Google Sheets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sheets\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Google Sheets <\/a><br \/>\n<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-163\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/ybierling_com-large-leaderboard-2_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/ybierling_com-large-leaderboard-2_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/ybierling_com-large-leaderboard-2_0\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"31\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-187\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ybierling_com-link-v-med-1\" class=\"ezo_link_unit_m\"><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"What is the average wage in Europe?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcifly.com\/en\/blog-international-averagewageeurope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> What is the average wage in Europe? <\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Average salary in Europe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcifly.com\/en\/blog-international-interactivemapaveragegrosssalaryeurope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Average salary in Europe <\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/images\/medium\/officeproductivity\/vlookup-google-sheets\/vlookup-google-sheets1.png\" alt=\"How to make a Vlookup in Google Sheets? : Google Sheet with data for vlookup\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to make a Vlookup in Google Sheets? : Google Sheet with data for vlookup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-do-a-google-sheet-vlookup\"><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-158\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span>How to do a Google Sheet Vlookup<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-174\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When doing a <a title=\"Google Sheet Vlookup\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/docs\/answer\/3093318?hl=en-GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Google Sheet Vlookup <\/a>, it is possible to search for the values following a cell matching a given value, on the same line.<\/p>\n<p>For example, in above example, using a Vlookup in <a title=\"Google Sheets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sheets\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Google Sheets <\/a>, we will be able to find values for a given country, but we will not be able to find which country matches a specific value \u2013 this is because the Vlookup with search in the first column for a specific value, and return the value in the same line in another column, as far as mentionned.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/images\/medium\/officeproductivity\/vlookup-google-sheets\/vlookup-google-sheets2.png\" alt=\"How to make a Vlookup in Google Sheets? : Google Sheets Vlookup help and summary\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to make a Vlookup in Google Sheets? : Google Sheets Vlookup help and summary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/ybierling_com-medrectangle-4_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/ybierling_com-medrectangle-4_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/ybierling_com-medrectangle-4_0\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"1w\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"creating-a-vlookup-search-in-google-sheets\"><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-ybierling_com-medrectangle-4-0\" class=\"ezoic-ad ezfound\" data-google-query-id=\"CM3L3p7x2uQCFfX11Qod54YOwQ\"><\/span>Creating a Vlookup search in Google Sheets<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-160\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Start in a cell by typing below formula, and the <a title=\"Google Sheets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sheets\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Google Sheets <\/a> Vlookup will automatically help to complete the cell formula, and display the help with all details on how to use the function.<\/p>\n<p>Enter the string to search in another list of values, select the list of values be entering its reference, or by selected them manually using the mouse: start at the top value of the search list, and finish at the bottom value of the list of values to return.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-167\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/ybierling_com-medrectangle-3_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/ybierling_com-medrectangle-3_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/ybierling_com-medrectangle-3_0\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"1q\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Make sure to take note of the number of columns separating the search column and the return column: it will be the number to enter in the Vlookup <a title=\"Google Sheets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sheets\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Google Sheets <\/a> as index value.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"box_info\"><code><em>VLOOKUP(search_key, range, index, [is_sorted])<\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/images\/medium\/officeproductivity\/vlookup-google-sheets\/vlookup-google-sheets4.png\" alt=\"How to make a Vlookup in Google Sheets? : Vlookup in Google Sheets referring a string\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to make a Vlookup in Google Sheets? : Vlookup in Google Sheets referring a string<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-172\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span>Another possibility is to perform a dynamic <a title=\"Google Sheet Vlookup\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/docs\/answer\/3093318?hl=en-GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Google Sheet Vlookup <\/a> by entering for the search key a reference to another cell in the Google Sheet, instead of typing a specific value.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"box_info\"><code><em>VLOOKUP(search_key, range, index, [is_sorted])<\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/images\/medium\/officeproductivity\/vlookup-google-sheets\/vlookup-google-sheets3.png\" alt=\"How to make a Vlookup in Google Sheets? : Vlookup in Google Sheets with reference to a cell\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to make a Vlookup in Google Sheets? : Vlookup in Google Sheets with reference to a cell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you then change the value in the cell referred in the search function, the Vlookup <a title=\"Google Sheets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sheets\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Google Sheets <\/a> result will automatically be updated accordingly.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/images\/medium\/officeproductivity\/vlookup-google-sheets\/vlookup-google-sheets5.png\" alt=\"How to make a Vlookup in Google Sheets? : Changing search key value in the vlookup\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to make a Vlookup in Google Sheets? : Changing search key value in the vlookup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/ybierling_com-box-4_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/ybierling_com-box-4_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/ybierling_com-box-4_0\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"1v\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"google-sheets-vlookup-help-detail\"><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-ybierling_com-box-4-0\" class=\"ezoic-ad ezfound\" data-google-query-id=\"COuE2p7x2uQCFQjIUQodFyEHFg\"><\/span>Google Sheets Vlookup help detail<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-171\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span>The <a title=\"Google Sheets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sheets\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Google Sheets <\/a> Vlookup gives the following details:<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-180\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span>Summary: Vertical lookup. Searches down the first column of a range for a key and returns the value of a specified cell in the row found.<\/p>\n<p>search_key: The value to search for. For example, &#8217;42&#8217;, &#8216;Cats&#8217; or &#8216;I24&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Range: The range to consider for the search. The first column in the range is searched for the key specified in &#8216;search_key&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Index: The column index of the value to be returned, where the first column in &#8216;range&#8217; is numbered 1.<\/p>\n<p>is_sorted \u2013 [optional]: Indicates whether the column to be searched (the first column of the specified range) is sorted, in which case the closest match for &#8216;search_key&#8217; will be returned.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"box_info\"><code><em>VLOOKUP(search_key, range, index, [is_sorted])<\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/images\/medium\/officeproductivity\/vlookup-google-sheets\/vlookup-google-sheets2.png\" alt=\"How to make a Vlookup in Google Sheets? : Google Sheets Vlookup help and summary\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to make a Vlookup in Google Sheets? : Google Sheets Vlookup help and summary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-199\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-601\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ybierling_com-link-h-large-1\" class=\"ezo_link_unit_m\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"share_buttons centered\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Vlookup Google Sheets Performing a Google Sheet Vlookup is very similar to how to do vlookup in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11703],"tags":[12001,11997,11999,790,11995],"class_list":["post-3171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-office-productivity","tag-google-docs-vlookup","tag-google-sheet-vlookup","tag-vertical-lookup","tag-vlookup","tag-vlookup-google-sheets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3171"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3173,"href":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171\/revisions\/3173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ybierling.com\/v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}