How to use Excel Index Match (the right way)

🔥 500,000+ professionals trust our courses—start your journey here 👉 https://link.xelplus.com/yt-d-all-cou... Quickly learn all you need to know about INDEX & MATCH to get a quick start. This video compares INDEX & MATCH with VLOOKUP, demonstrating why INDEX & MATCH is a superior choice for complex data lookups. ⬇️ Download the file I used in the video from here: https://www.xelplus.com/excel-index-a... 👉 Get access to the complete Excel Dashboard course: https://www.xelplus.com/course/excel-... What You'll Learn: ▪️ Basics of INDEX & MATCH: Understand the fundamentals of how INDEX and MATCH functions work individually. ▪️ Why INDEX & MATCH is better than VLOOKUP: Discover the limitations of VLOOKUP and scenarios where INDEX & MATCH is more effective. ▪️ Practical Examples: Step-by-step guide to using INDEX & MATCH for real-world data lookup problems, including two-way lookups and matrix-type data arrangements. ▪️ Advanced Techniques: Learn to solve complex data problems that go beyond simple table formats. 00:00 Is INDEX & MATCH the same as VLOOKUP? 00:52 Excel INDEX function explained 05:07 Excel MATCH function explained 06:29 Using INDEX & MATCH together 08:08 Two way lookup with INDEX & MATCH (data validation) 10:30 How to REALLY learn Excel INDEX & MATCH Why Index Match is better than VLOOKUP & why use INDEX MATCH instead of VLOOKUP? Here are 3 reasons why Excel experts generally substitute VLOOKUP with INDEX and MATCH. 1. Unlike VLOOKUP, which searches only to the right, INDEX and MATCH can look in both directions – left and right. 2. INDEX & MATCH can perform two-way lookups by both looking along the rows and along the columns to find the intersection within a matrix. 3. INDEX & MATCH is less prone to errors. Assume you have a VLOOKUP where the final value you want returned is in column N. Your lookup value is in column A. You need to highlight the entire A to N range and then provide your index number to be 14. If you happen to delete any of the in-between columns, you would have to update that index number. You don’t need to worry about this when you use INDEX & MATCH. Note: Index match is not case sensitive ➡️ Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @leilagharani   🎓 Not sure which of my Excel courses fits best for you? Take the quiz: https://www.xelplus.com/course-quiz/ 🎥 RESOURCES I recommend: https://www.xelplus.com/resources/ 🚩Let’s connect on social: Instagram:   / lgharani   LinkedIn:   / xelplus   Note: This description contains affiliate links, which means at no additional cost to you, we will receive a small commission if you make a purchase using the links. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support! #excel