https://cellwise-aopb.pages.dev/ Cellwise explains spreadsheet formulas in plain English and offers copy-ready templates for Excel and Google Sheets, so you can finish everyday work tasks faster and with fewer errors. en https://cellwise-aopb.pages.dev/xlookup-vs-vlookup-which-to-use/ https://cellwise-aopb.pages.dev/xlookup-vs-vlookup-which-to-use/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:15:30 GMT Use XLOOKUP if everyone who opens the file has Microsoft 365 or Excel 2021 or later. Otherwise use VLOOKUP with FALSE, or INDEX/MATCH. Here is how to decide, with one example you can check by hand. https://cellwise-aopb.pages.dev/index-match-instead-of-vlookup/ https://cellwise-aopb.pages.dev/index-match-instead-of-vlookup/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:15:13 GMT A copy-ready INDEX and MATCH formula, an argument-by-argument way to convert your existing VLOOKUP, and fixes for the errors that trip people up, with version notes for Excel and Google Sheets. https://cellwise-aopb.pages.dev/excel-lookup-two-criteria/ https://cellwise-aopb.pages.dev/excel-lookup-two-criteria/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:14:17 GMT Need a value where two columns both match, like employee and month? Here are four working methods, from XLOOKUP to SUMIFS, with a small example you can check by hand. https://cellwise-aopb.pages.dev/how-to-do-a-vlookup-to-the-left/ https://cellwise-aopb.pages.dev/how-to-do-a-vlookup-to-the-left/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:11:22 GMT VLOOKUP only returns values to the right of the column it searches. Here are three working ways to look left in Excel and Google Sheets, plus fixes for the errors you'll likely hit. https://cellwise-aopb.pages.dev/pull-data-from-another-sheet-google-sheets/ https://cellwise-aopb.pages.dev/pull-data-from-another-sheet-google-sheets/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:11:22 GMT Use a simple tab reference for data in the same file and IMPORTRANGE for a different file. This guide maps each situation to the right formula and fixes the errors you will likely see.