2019 - Using VLOOKUP, MATCH, and INDEX

Overview
This webinar is for any user of Excel who works with large amounts of data and has data in multiple worksheets. Learning about the lookup functions will allow you to match data between databases.
Learn about VLOOKUP function in Excel which enables you to quickly and easily look for a value down a column of data and return a value from the same row in a different column. Perfect for when working with large tabular data.
INDEX and MATCH work in a similar way but provide more flexibility.
In just one fast-paced and informative training session, you’ll learn how to use lookup functions to let you work with your data more efficiently and gain powerful new tools to help you manipulate data and make better business decisions.
Why should you Attend
If you handle large amounts of data in Excel, this webinar on how to use VLOOKUP, MATCH and INDEX will help you tremendously.
The training will be delivered using Excel 2016 for Windows although for users of earlier versions, most of the functionality is available in Excel 2010 and Excel 2013.
Areas Covered in the Session
Learning the arguments in the VLOOKUP function
Understanding the importance of absolute references within many lookup functions
VLOOKUP function in Excel for performing approximate matches
Simplifying multiple-field look-ups with concatenation (combining fields into a single cell)
Discovering how to use wildcards and multiple criteria within lookup formulas
Using VLOOKUP to look up data from another workbook
Learning how VLOOKUP stops looking after it finds an initial match within a list
Exploring why VLOOKUP sometimes returns #N/A instead of a desired result
Learning about the IFNA function available in Excel 2013 and later
Use the IFERROR function to display something other than an #N/A error value when VLOOKUP can't find a match
Seeing how the HLOOKUP function enables you to perform horizontal matches
Learning why the INDEX and MATCH combination often is superior to VLOOKUP or HLOOKUP
Using the MATCH function to find the position of an item on a list
Perform dual lookups, allowing you to look across columns and down rows to cross-reference data you need
Future-proof VLOOKUP by using Excel's Table feature versus referencing static ranges
View two worksheets from within the same workbook at the same time
Who Will Benefit
Business Owners
CEO's / CFO's / CTO's
Managers
Accountants
CPA's
Financial Consultants
IT Professionals
Auditors
Human Resource Personnel
Bookkeepers
Marketers
Anybody with large amounts of Data
Anybody who uses Microsoft Excel on a regular basis, and wants to be more efficient and productive
Speaker Profile
Cathy Horwitz is an independent consultant specializing in Microsoft Office instruction. She has over 30 years of experience as a Microsoft Office instructor. Cathy is proficient in all levels of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access. Cathy holds a degree in Psychology and a Master in Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Human Resources.