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

VLOOKUP, one of the most useful Microsoft Excel functions, is also available on Google Sheets. Here's how to use VLOOKUP to sift through Sheets data.

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

The trick to using Excel's VLOOKUP effectively is knowing what commands and values to use in what order.