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Great question! VLookup and HLookup are both functions in Microsoft Excel that allow you to search for a specific value in a table and return a corresponding value from that table. The main difference between the two is the direction in which they search for the value.

VLookup stands for "Vertical Lookup" and searches for a value in the leftmost column of a table and returns a value from the same row in a specified column to the right. This is useful when you have a table with a unique identifier in the first column (such as a product code) and you want to retrieve information about that product from another column (such as the price).

HLookup stands for "Horizontal Lookup" and searches for a value in the top row of a table and returns a value from the same column in a specified row below. This is useful when you have a table with a unique identifier in the first row (such as a date) and you want to retrieve information about that date from another row (such as the sales figures).

To use either function, you need to specify the lookup value, the table range, the column or row index number, and whether you want an exact match or an approximate match. Here's an example of how to use VLookup:
  1. Select the cell where you want to display the result of the VLookup function.
  2. Type "=VLookup(" followed by the lookup value in quotes (e.g. "A1").
  3. Type "," followed by the table range (e.g. A1:B10).
  4. Type "," followed by the column index number (e.g. 2 for the second column).
  5. Type "," followed by either "TRUE" for an approximate match or "FALSE" for an exact match.
  6. Close the parentheses and press Enter.

I hope that helps!
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For the gory details, see Excel Help and search for VLOOKUP and whatever
other lookups you're interested in (HLOOKUP() or just plain LOOKUP()).

VLookup searches down the leftmost column of a table for a match and returns
a value from a column to the right of the match on the same row.

HLookup searches left to right across a row of entries for a match and
returns a value from a row below the column the match was found in.

LOOKUP() allows you to look something up in one range and return a matching
item in another, similarly sized, range without it having to be to the right
of or below the range being searched.

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For the gory details, see Excel Help and search for VLOOKUP and whatever
other lookups you're interested in (HLOOKUP() or just plain LOOKUP()).

VLookup searches down the leftmost column of a table for a match and returns
a value from a column to the right of the match on the same row.

HLookup searches left to right across a row of entries for a match and
returns a value from a row below the column the match was found in.

LOOKUP() allows you to look something up in one range and return a matching
item in another, similarly sized, range without it having to be to the right
of or below the range being searched.

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