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EXCEL Homework help
- Nov 07, 2023
Your formulas still have relative references to the lookup ranges, so they will change when you fill or copy down the formulas.
The formula =VLOOKUP(D2,Product!A159:D2052,2,FALSE) in J2 will change to =VLOOKUP(D3,Product!A160:D2053,2,FALSE) in D3, ..., and to =VLOOKUP(D200,Product!A357:D2250,2,FALSE) in J200.
So if D200 is in Product!A100, the formula won't find it since it starts looking from A357 down. Hence the #N/A errors.
Please read my previous reply again. I explained how to change the reference to the lookup range to absolute.
Your formulas still have relative references to the lookup ranges, so they will change when you fill or copy down the formulas.
The formula =VLOOKUP(D2,Product!A159:D2052,2,FALSE) in J2 will change to =VLOOKUP(D3,Product!A160:D2053,2,FALSE) in D3, ..., and to =VLOOKUP(D200,Product!A357:D2250,2,FALSE) in J200.
So if D200 is in Product!A100, the formula won't find it since it starts looking from A357 down. Hence the #N/A errors.
Please read my previous reply again. I explained how to change the reference to the lookup range to absolute.
- excelexpert2019Nov 28, 2023Copper Contributor
LouiseL12 Hey there.
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Glad things worked out for you.