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Function
HLOOKI_
(value,
range, offset)
Description
Returns a value from a horizontal lookup table, allowing you to use a spreadsheet
table like a database. HLOOKUPextracts from the horizontal rows, and VLOOKUP
extracts information from vertical columns. HI.OOKUPassumes the entries in the Fast
row are sorted in ascending order. This function returns the entry corresponding to
the nearest ascending value that is not greater than va/ue. Useful when you have
several alternatives to look up, such as tax rates, commissions, or discounts. Va/ue is
the value to be found in the lust row of the table. Va/ue can be a number, address,
or text string. Range is the address of the range that defines the table. Offset defines
which row contains the information. The offset of the top row is zero. See the
example on page 219.
INDEX (range,
Returns the value of the cell at the intersegtion of a row and column. The top row
column offset, row
is 0,0. Range is the address defining the range. Co/Utah offset defines the column
offset)
offset in the specified range. Row offset defines the row offset in the specified range.
ISERR (t_/ue)
Retm-ns1 if an expression is an error or 0 ff it is not. This function is particularly
useful in IF statements.
ISNUMBER
(m/ue)
Returns 1 if an expression is a tt_
or 0 if it is not. Useful in IF statements.
IS,STRING (value)
Returns 1 if an expression is a string or 0 if it is not. Useful in IF statements.
3I (range)
Returns the value flora the first cell in a range if that cell contains a number, time,
or date. If the cell contains text, the function returns 0 (zero).
NA0
ROWS (range)
VLOOKUP
(m/ue,
range,
offset)
÷
Returns the number of rows in a range.
Stops the evaluation
of a formula
and generates
#N/A#
in the formula
cell. NA is the
i abbreviation
for Not Av "rulable.
This
function
is useful
ff you
are creating
a
spreadsheet-and
do not h_'_'_all
the required-values.
If a formula
refers
to a ce_,
containing
#N/A#,
R'retums
#N/A#
so that
you do not inadvertently
forget
to
complete
the spreadsheeL
You can type #N/A#
directly
into the cell. You must
include
the empty
parentheses.
Returns a value from a vertical loolmp table, allowing you to use a spreadsheet like
a database. VLOOKUP extracts information from vertical columns in the same way as
HLOOKUPextracts from the horizontal rows. VLOOKUP assumes the entries in the
fast column are sorted in ascending order. This function returnsthe entry
corresponding to the nearest ascending value, that is not greater than va/ue. Va!ue is
the value to be found in the first column of the table, and it can be a number,
address, or text string. Range is the address of the range that defines the table. Offset
defines which column contains the information.The offset of the first column is zero.
Appendix
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