How do you use vlookup?

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VLOOKUP is a function in Excel used to search for a specific value in a table and return a corresponding value.

VLOOKUP stands for Vertical Lookup
It is used to search for a specific value in the first column of a table and return a corresponding value in the same row from a specified column
It requires four arguments: lookup value, table array, column index number, and range lookup (exact match or approximate match)
It is commonly used for tasks such as matching data from different sources, creating reports, and analyzing data
Example: =VLOOKUP(A2, B2:C10, 2, FALSE) will search for the value in cell A2 in the first column of the table B2:C10 and return the corresponding value in the second column

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