How an Excel Pro Uses XLOOKUP (R.I.P. VLOOKUP & INDEX MATCH)

🔥 500,000+ professionals trust our courses. Start your journey here 👉 https://link.xelplus.com/yt-d-all-cou... Upgrade your workflow and replace VLOOKUP forever with the most powerful function in Excel. ⬇️ DOWNLOAD the workbook here: https://www.xelplus.com/excel-xlookup... XLOOKUP has officially retired the need for VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, and complex INDEX MATCH combinations. In this guide, we dive into how to solve common lookup problems—from searching "last-to-first" to handling approximate matches without worrying about your data's sorting order. Key Skills You Will Master: Exact Match by Default: Why you can finally stop typing "FALSE" or "0" at the end of every formula. Left-Hand Lookups: How to return data from columns to the left of your lookup value without using INDEX MATCH. Search Last-to-First: The "Search Mode" trick to find the most recent entry in a sorted list (e.g., a manager's current division). Approximate Match Mastery: Using "Next Smaller Item" logic for salary schemes and bonus tiers. Horizontal Lookups: Why XLOOKUP makes the old HLOOKUP function completely obsolete. Timestamps 00:00 Intro: Why XLOOKUP is the best and easiest lookup tool 00:53 Step-by-Step: Setting up your first XLOOKUP formula 01:43 Pro Tip: Handling Exact Matches automatically (no more FALSE) 02:11 VLOOKUP vs XLOOKUP: Why column direction no longer matters 02:48 Finding the LAST Match: Using Search Mode -1 03:48 How to calculate bonuses with Approximate Match logic 05:08 Sorting: Why XLOOKUP doesn't care about your data order 05:40 XLOOKUP vs HLOOKUP: Moving your lookups horizontally 06:24 Summary: All your lookup functions packaged in one AVAILABILITY: XLOOKUP is available to Excel for Office 365 and Office 2021+ users. If you'd like to learn about the other brand new Excel functions like FILTER, UNIQUE & SORT check out the complete course: https://www.xelplus.com/course/excel-... What is XLOOKUP? If you need to lookup a value on another Excel sheet or table, you can use the XLOOKUP function. Here are some of its features: XLOOKUP can lookup values to the left OR right-hand side of the lookup range. XLOOKUP looks for an exact match by default (you can change it if you like) Use XLOOKUP to look for the next smallest value or the next largest value (approximate or close match) XLOOKUP can do vertical AND horizontal lookups XLOOKUP can find the first match or the last match (reverse lookup) And guess what? XLOOKUP can also be combined with another XLOOKUP to lookup values inside a matrix - which means XLOOKUP can replace INDEX & MATCH formulas too! ➡️ 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 #XLOOKUP