On one Worksheet we have Item Number, Date and Quantity; on another Worksheet - our LOOKUP Table - we have Item Descriptions. The idea is to set up a VLOOKUP to pull that Description Data to the rest of our Data on the same Worksheet. Today, in Episode #1673, Bill shows us how to quickly and easily accomplish this task in Excel.
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Today's Podcast is sponsored by "Microsoft 2013 InDepth" -- by Bill Jelen. Excel 2013 In Depth is the beyond-the-basics, beneath-the-surface guide for everyone working with Excel 2013. Excel expert and MVP Bill Jelen provides specific, tested, proven solutions to the problems Excel users run into every day: the types of challenges other books ignore or oversimplify. Jelen thoroughly covers all facets of working with Excel 2013. Amazon.com: Excel 2013 In Depth (9780789748577): Jelen, Bill: Books
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Transcript of the video:
Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast, Episode 1673. VLOOKUP to Another Sheet.
Well, hey, welcome back to the MrExcel netcast, I'm Bill Jelen. Today, I have data, as I remember, Date and Quantity, and I need to do a VLOOKUP to get the item description.
But, the lookup table is on another worksheet, and that means we have to figure out that nomenclature with the apostrophes and the exclamation points.
But, here is a better way to go: I'm going to select my product lookup table.
So, start from this cell, Ctrl Shift, Down Arrow, and then just Shift, Right Arrow, and we're going to click in the name box-- let's call it ProdTable.
Notice there's no space there, so I capitalize the first letter of each word.
Press ENTER, and that defines that name.
The beautiful thing about a defined name, is it works on any worksheet in this book.
So, =VLOOKUP(A2,ProdTable,2,False), simplifies the entire table nomenclature, and our VLOOKUP works like magic.
Well, hey, I wanna thank you for stopping by.
We'll see you next time on another netcast with MrExcel.
Well, hey, welcome back to the MrExcel netcast, I'm Bill Jelen. Today, I have data, as I remember, Date and Quantity, and I need to do a VLOOKUP to get the item description.
But, the lookup table is on another worksheet, and that means we have to figure out that nomenclature with the apostrophes and the exclamation points.
But, here is a better way to go: I'm going to select my product lookup table.
So, start from this cell, Ctrl Shift, Down Arrow, and then just Shift, Right Arrow, and we're going to click in the name box-- let's call it ProdTable.
Notice there's no space there, so I capitalize the first letter of each word.
Press ENTER, and that defines that name.
The beautiful thing about a defined name, is it works on any worksheet in this book.
So, =VLOOKUP(A2,ProdTable,2,False), simplifies the entire table nomenclature, and our VLOOKUP works like magic.
Well, hey, I wanna thank you for stopping by.
We'll see you next time on another netcast with MrExcel.
