To use VLOOKUP to find data in another Excel workbook requires multiple workbooks' relevant data. Once you have them, follow these steps.

Again, much like programming languages. Though in this instance the formula is the same between both Excel and Sheets, so you can use the same technique for either of them interchangeably.

You can use VLOOKUP with Google Sheets similar to how the search function is used to find information in Excel.

XLOOKUP is Excel’s modern fix for everything VLOOKUP got wrong. It’s simpler, more flexible, and available in Excel 365 and ...

Learn how to use the VLOOKUP formula to compare a maximum of two columns to have common values returned or to locate missing data.