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ElsaRobles
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Jul 05, 2019

VLOOKUP #REF ERROR

Hi, I can't seem to understand why I am getting a ref error for my vlookup formula, I would greatly appreciate any help!!

  1. In cell Q4, enter a formula using the VLOOKUP function to display a staff member’s pay rate. Look up the employee ID listed in cell Q2. Use a structured reference to retrieve the value in the 5th column of the Staff Since the formula is looking for a specific staff member’s data, find an exact match.

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  • ElsaRobles 

    Hi,

    You have an issue with the second argument of the VLOOKUP function.

    if you replace it with the entire table , named Staff, it will work fine (presently you are selecting one column only)

    =VLOOKUP(Q2,Staff,5,0)

    False = 0

     

    Hope that helps

    Nabil Mourad

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